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Antonyms for encasing

Grammar : Verb

Spell : en-keys

Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈkeɪs

Definition of encasing

Origin : 1630s, from en- (1) "make, put in" + case (n.2). Related: Encased; encasing.

As in wrap : verb surround with a covering
As in bind : verb fasten, secure
As in box : verb place in square or rectangular container
As in sheathe : verb envelop
As in infold : verb wrap
As in mew : verb enclose
As in cocoon : verb protect with covering
As in cover : verb wrap, hide
As in enclose : verb put inside, surround
As in enfold : verb embrace, hug
As in frame : verb build

Example sentences :

He was encasing himself in tarpaulins, and appeared not to hear me.
Extract from : « Boycotted » by Talbot Baines Reed

The boots were neat, well rounded and well cut, encasing a jaunty leg.
Extract from : « Mistress Nell » by George C. Hazelton, Jr.

With sulphur it forms a sulphide which draws together into almost harmless drops, instead of encasing the grains of iron.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7 » by Various

The turning and encasing of yewen wood, brass-bound water-jars is a flourishing manufacture at Osse.
Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

(p. 201) The hool is the pod of a pea—poor Lizzie's heart almost leapt out of its encasing sheath.
Extract from : « Robert Burns » by Principal Shairp.

War is a muddy business, encasing the body in dirt, and caking over the soul.
Extract from : « Thoughts on religion at the front » by Neville Stuart Talbot

Instead of breeches and top-boots, Mr Smythje fancied he had improved upon the costume, by encasing his limbs in long trousers.
Extract from : « The Maroon » by Mayne Reid

By encasing a heavy flywheel in sheet iron so as to present a smooth surface to the atmosphere, M. Ingliss has saved 4.8 per cent.
Extract from : « Inventors at Work » by George Iles

An attempt was made in the last century to mask their ugliness by encasing them in Gothic work of carved wood.
Extract from : « Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lincoln » by A. F. Kendrick

Triple beams of heavy oak with layers of sand and cork between them were used for encasing these huge hulks.
Extract from : « Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania » by Jewett Castello Gilson

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