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encasement

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[en-keys-muhnt] / ɛnˈkeɪs mənt /
Also incasement

noun

  1. the act of encasing.

  2. the state of being encased.

  3. something that encases; case.

Etymology

Origin of encasement

First recorded in 1735–45; encase + -ment

Example Sentences

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She likes the SureGuard Mattress Encasement for both mattress and box spring.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2021

The Preëxistence of Germs and the Encasement Theory.—Lamarck did not believe in Bonnet’s idea of the “preëxistence of germs.”

From Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)

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