casing

American  

[key-sing] / ˈkeɪ sɪŋ /

noun

1. a case or covering; housing.

2. material for a case or covering.

3. the framework around a door or window.

4. the outermost covering of an automobile tire.

5. any frame or framework.

6. a steel pipe or tubing, especially as used in oil and gas wells.

7. a layer of glass that has been fused to an underlying layer of glass of a different color or of different properties.

8. the thin, tubular membrane of the intestines of sheep, cattle, or hogs, or a synthetic facsimile, for encasing processed meat in making sausages, salamis, etc.

9. Nautical. the walls surrounding a funnel.

10. a channel created in a garment or other article to carry a drawstring or elastic, as by sewing a strip of cloth to the basic material with two parallel rows of stitches.

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casing British  

/ ˈkeɪsɪŋ /

noun

1. a protective case or cover

2. material for a case or cover

3. Also called: case.  a frame containing a door, window, or staircase

4. the intestines of cattle, pigs, etc, or a synthetic substitute, used as a container for sausage meat

5. the outer cover of a pneumatic tyre

6. a pipe or tube used to line a hole or shaft

7. the outer shell of a steam or gas turbine

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Other Word Forms

• undercasing noun

Etymology

Origin of casing

First recorded in 1565–75; case ² + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Sometimes, the bronze casing of the building rattles against the glass windows.

From The Wall Street Journal

How had it gotten in his backpack from the glass casing?

From Literature

They are now ubiquitous in our everyday lives, used for example in school uniforms, medication casings and hydrogen production.

From BBC

The investigation will also look at shell casings found at the scene.

From The Wall Street Journal

Copper, which is used as an alloy in ammunition shell casings and elsewhere, is the Defense Department’s second-most-used material, according to the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• skin
• wrapper