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Meanings of encased in English

Covered or protected with or as if with a case.

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Examples for "cased"
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His heart had been cased in ice; he had hated every one.
Sacrifice
2
Some of the items on my list are rather well cased in.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
3
A burly old chap cased in dirt clambered deliberately over the rail.
Le Petit Nord / or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour
4
There was: a cased portable was on the floor beside the workbench.
Murder in the Gunroom
5
One list shoe and one of leathern manufacture cased his ample feet.
Paul Clifford — Volume 05
1
Their acid, sweetish pulp contained many seeds, each incased in white jelly.
Mystic Isles of the South Seas.
2
Her hands were incased in delicate kid gauntlets, which fitted with perfect exactness.
Beulah
3
He had heard the first faint cries of his shell-incased babies!
The Song of the Cardinal
4
The intestines are also incased in lace-work of tallow, which constitutes a palatable dish.
Schwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Frankl...
5
His feet were incased in a pair of cowhide boots.
The Store Boy
Usage of encased in English
1
The feet of the horse were also encased in the same material.
The Twin Hells / A Thrilling Narrative of Life in the Kansas and...
2
But I was encased in silence and could not hear a sound.
Carette of Sark
3
Her feet were encased in white slippers, with straps across the instep.
The Lock and Key Library: The Most Interesting Stories of All Na...
4
His feet were encased in untanned leather boots, reaching above the knees.
Jack Archer: A Tale of the Crimea
5
His legs would not work, and his body felt encased in iron.
The Tangle Box
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Instead, he encased himself in ice and drove her farther from him.
Man-Size
7
The apartment was approached by an encased stairway, leading from the sitting-room.
Old Ebenezer
8
She continued to exhibit the pen and her half-smile while staying encased.
Corpus of a Siam Mosquito
9
The nursing station wasn't open, like ours, but encased in chicken-wire glass.
Girl, Interrupted
10
His feet were encased in patterned shoes, tied with long flowing ribbons.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 7: ...
11
Besides, it would be energy wasted, as she is encased in steel.
Molly Bawn
12
I'm so tired I feel as if I'm encased in thick glass.
The Fearless
13
Each line was encased in a surrealistic violet sheath of plasma glow.
The Sails of Tau Ceti
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The same sort of wide, silvery bands of metal encased his wrists.
Shadows Return
15
Humbert encased his harp, and having tuned it, delivered it to Gilbert.
The Truce of God / A Tale of the Eleventh Century
16
The overall reaction delivers CsPbX 3 NCs encased in a silica matrix.
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