Encasing

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    That which encases; an outer cover.

    "Put two encasings on a mattress if one must be removed periodically for cleaning."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of encase form-of, gerund, participle, present

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accommodatebagbarrelbasketbottlebottle up

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"Within 30 seconds they had graffitied a message on the gallery wall and glued themselves to the heavy gilt frames encasing two masterpieces."

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