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Meanings of incased in English

Covered or protected with or as if with a case.

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Usage of incased in English
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
6
The form of type was incased in a frame called a "coffin."
The Building of a Book / A Series of Practical Articles Written ...
7
It had evidently been incased in a strong, low shoe.
Monsieur Lecoq, v. 1
8
Her hands were incased in brown silk gloves, while her husband wore black kids.
Paul the Peddler; Or, The Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant
9
Most bristled with weapons, and all were incased in a carapace of mirror-bright chrome.
Masked
10
Above were slim ankles and calves incased in fiber-silk hose the hue of the shoes.
Sheila of Big Wreck Cove: A Story of Cape Cod
11
The white glove which incased the hand and arm was smutched liberally in telltale fashion.
All-Wool Morrison / Time -- Today, Place -- the United States, P...
12
Last, but not least, incased in several wrappings of soft white paper was the wedding-dress.
Virgie's Inheritance
13
Then the sharp instrument was incased and put away.
New Tabernacle Sermons
14
Neither did her bare limbs flash-beingincased in flannels.
Flowing Gold
15
He seemed to have incased himself in Hilliard's personality.
The Henchman
16
It was true that Mr. Becker's imperturbability incased him like a kindly coating of tallow.
Star-Dust: A Story of an American Girl
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