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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.