encase

Verb
Synonyms: incasecase

Open English WordNet

Verb (1)encased

  1. enclose in, or as if in, a case“my feet were encased in mud”Synonyms: incasecaseMore general enclose, close inMore specific pack, box, crate, sack
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

En·case′ transitive verb

Origin: Cf. Enchase.

To inclose in or as if in a case. See Incase. Francis, & Fletcher, John. Beaumont

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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