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Synonyms for encased
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : en-keys |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈkeɪs |
Définition of encased
Origin :- 1630s, from en- (1) "make, put in" + case (n.2). Related: Encased; encasing.
- adj covered or protected
- I shoved the body, encased in its black sack, with Hans helping me.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
- His hands, encased in mitts, had placed him at a woeful disadvantage.
- Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
- I took that body along, encased in the Martian preservative, solidifex.
- Extract from : « The Long Voyage » by Carl Richard Jacobi
- His wings were encased in ice, and he sparkled rosily in the fire's glow.
- Extract from : « The Trimming of Goosie » by James Hopper
- Besides, it would be energy wasted, as she is encased in steel.
- Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
- A little rain had fallen, and then had frozen, and the trees were encased in ice.
- Extract from : « The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound » by Laura Lee Hope
- Encased in the skin of a sheep, he pastured with the flock deceiving the shepherd by his costume.
- Extract from : « Aesop's Fables » by Aesop
- These tablets were encased in a design that suggested a twin tombstone.
- Extract from : « Penguin Persons & Peppermints » by Walter Prichard Eaton
- He mounted with it to his dormitory and undid the covering in which it was encased.
- Extract from : « The Hero of Garside School » by J. Harwood Panting
- The apartment was approached by an encased stairway, leading from the sitting-room.
- Extract from : « Old Ebenezer » by Opie Read
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