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enclose in, or as if in, a case“my feet were encased in mud”Synonyms: encase caseMore general enclose, close inMore specific pack, box, crate, sack

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In·case′ transitive verb [past tense & past participle Incased; present participle & verbal noun Incasing.]

Origin: F. encaisser; pref. en- (L. in) + caisse case. See Case a box, and cf. Encase, Enchase.

To inclose in a case; to inclose; to cover or surround with something solid.

Rich plates of gold the folding doors incase.— Alexander Pope

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