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Definitions for: Casing
[n] the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
[n] the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire
[n] the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
Webster (1913) Definition: Cas"ing, n.
1. The act or process of inclosing in, or covering with, a
case or thin substance, as plaster, boards, etc.
2. An outside covering, for protection or ornament, or to
precent the radiation of heat.
3. An inclosing frame; esp. the framework around a door or a
window. See Case, n., 4.
Synonyms: case, shell
See Also: boot, covering, door, doorway, frame, framework, framing, gear case, gearbox, grandfather clock, housing, jacket, longcase clock, pneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre, room access, threshold, window
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