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Webster 1913 Edition


Casing

Cas′ing

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Noun.
1.
The act or process of inclosing in, or covering with, a case or thin substance, as plaster, boards, etc.
2.
An outside covering, for protection or ornament, or to precent the radiation of heat.
3.
An inclosing frame; esp. the framework around a door or a window. See
Case
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Noun.
, 4.

Webster 1828 Edition


Casing

CASING

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ppr.
Covering with a case.

CASING

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Noun.
1.
The act or operation of plastering a house with mortar on the outside, and striking it while wet, by a ruler, with the corner of a trowel, to make it resemble the joints of free-stone.
2.
A covering; a case.

Definition 2024


casing

casing

English

Noun

casing (plural casings)

  1. That which encloses or encases.
    Some people like to split the casing of a sausage before cooking so it doesn't burst. Others don't.
  2. (architecture) The decorative trim around a door or window.
  3. (oil industry) A metal pipe used to line the borehole of a well.
  4. (uncountable, computing) The collective states of upper and lower case letters.
    The replacement string should have the same casing as the matched text.

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casing

  1. present participle of case

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