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Encase   /ɛnkˈeɪs/   Listen
Encase

verb
1.
Enclose in, or as if in, a case.  Synonyms: case, incase.



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"Encase" Quotes from Famous Books



... most words is the equivalent of the Latin in, meaning in, into, within; as in encage, encase, encircle, enclose, encourage, enrage, enroll, entangle, entice, entomb, entrap, entwine, ...
— Orthography - As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois • Elmer W. Cavins

... over the lower part of the abdomen and the upper part of the thigh. It becomes intimately attached to Poupart's ligament along the ilio-pubic line, C B; it invests the spermatic cord, as shown at b, and descends into the scrotum, so as to encase this part. Where this superficial fascia overlies the saphenous opening, E, of the fascia lata, it assumes a "cribriform" character, owing to its being pierced by numerous lymphatic vessels and some ...
— Surgical Anatomy • Joseph Maclise

... they part ill from the filthy place, Wherein it lay, Drusilla's corse is borne; Her with her lord they in a tomb encase, And, with what means the town supplies, adorn. Drusilla's ancient woman, in this space, Marganor's body with her goad has torn. Who only grieves she has not wind enow, No respite to his torture ...
— Orlando Furioso • Lodovico Ariosto

... the souls into these preserved bodies is not to be ascribed to those peoples. Herodotus informs us that "the Ethiopians, having dried the bodies of their dead, coat them with white plaster, which they paint with colors to the likeness of the deceased and encase in a transparent substance. The dead, thus kept from being offensive, and yet ...
— The Destiny of the Soul - A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life • William Rounseville Alger

... milliner, may encase us with taste and elegance; the dancing master teach us the steps of ease and dignity; the musician instruct us in our throats and fingers; and the preceptor may inform our minds; and yet, with all these ...
— The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6: Literary Curiosities - Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts • Henry M. Brooks



Words linked to "Encase" :   pack, incase, box, case, close in, sack, package, encasement, crate, enclose, inclose, shut in



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