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Casing

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Noun

1. case, casing, shell

the housing or outer covering of something

Example Sentences:
'the clock has a walnut case'

2. casing

the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire

3. case, casing

the enclosing frame around a door or window opening

Example Sentences:
'the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Casing

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noun
1. 
a protective case or cover
2. 
material for a case or cover
3. Also called: case
a frame containing a door, window, or staircase
4. 
the intestines of cattle, pigs, etc, or a synthetic substitute, used as a container for sausage meat
5. 
the outer cover of a pneumatic tyre
6. 
a pipe or tube used to line a hole or shaft
7. 
the outer shell of a steam or gas turbine

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Casing

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noun
1. 
the act of encasing
2. 
a protective covering
; specif.,
a.  US
a cleaned intestine as of cattle, a plastic membrane, etc., used to encase processed meats
b.  US
the supporting framework of a pneumatic rubber tire exclusive of an inner tube and tread; carcass
c.  US
a piece of heavy steel pipe used to line a borehole or well, esp. an oil or gas well
3.  US
a frame, as for a window or door opening

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Casing

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n.
1. An outer cover: a shell casing; a tire casing.
2. The frame or framework for a window or door.
3. A metal pipe or tube used as a lining for a water, oil, or gas well.
4. A membranous case, often made of animal intestine, used to contain sausage or other processed meat.
5. A narrow passage for a rod or cord, as in a curtain or the waistband of a garment, made by folding over a small strip of fabric at its edge along its width and sewing it in place.

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