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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"
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