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INCASE
encase, incase, case
(verb) enclose in, or as if in, a case; “my feet were encased in mud”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
incase (third-person singular simple present incases, present participle incasing, simple past and past participle incased)
Alternative spelling of encase
Etymology 2
Conjunction
incase
Misspelling of in case.
Anagrams
• Caines, Našice, aescin, casein, cesian
Source: Wiktionary
In*case", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incased; p. pr. & vb. n. Incasing.] Etym: [F. encaisser; pref. en- (L. in) + caisse case. See Case a box, and cf. Encase, Enchase.]
Definition: To inclose in a case; to inclose; to cover or surround with something solid. Rich plates of gold the folding doors incase. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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