Meaning of CASING
| Pronunciation: | | 'keysing
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | case, shell |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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.
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