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encased

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en·case  (n-ks)
tr.v. en·cased, en·cas·ing, en·cas·es
To enclose in or as if in a case.
en·casement n.
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Adj.1.encased - covered or protected with or as if with a case; "knights cased in steel"; "products encased in leatherette"
cased, incased
sheathed - enclosed in a protective covering; sometimes used in combination; "his sheathed sword"; "the cat's sheathed claws"; "a ship's bottom sheathed in copper"; "copper-sheathed"
Translations
Spanish encased [ɪnˈkeɪst] adj encased in (covered) → revestido de
French encased [ɪnˈkeɪst] adj encased in → enfermé(e) dans → recouvert(e) de
German encased [ɪnˈkeɪst] adj encased in (shell) → umgeben von;
to be encased in (limb) → in Gips liegen or sein
Italian encased [ɪnˈkeɪst] adj encased in → racchiuso(a) in, rivestito(a) di
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In the city of Ch`ang-an, with its triple rows of glittering walls with their tall towers uprising at intervals, its seven royal palaces all girdled with gardens, its wonderful Yen tower nine stories high, encased in marble, the drum towers and bell towers, the canals and lakes with their floating theatres, dwelt Ming Huang and T`ai Chen.
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Dainty sandals encased her feet, while a wimple of violet silk bordered in gold fringe, lay becomingly over her head and shoulders.
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