The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
encased \encased\ adj. covered or protected with or as if with a case; as, products encased in leatherette. Syn: cased, incased. [WordNet 1.5]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
encased adj 1: covered or protected with or as if with a case; "knights cased in steel"; "products encased in leatherette" [syn: cased, encased, incased]