casing

[key-sing]

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.

casing

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• undercasing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of casing¹

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

Example Sentences

Officials are investigating whether the shots were fired from inside the building or outside it, noting that no casings from bullets were found inside.

From BBC

Officials are investigating if he shot inside the building or if all the shots came from outside the church, noting that no casings from bullets were found inside.

From BBC

It described how "1 groschen for bratwurst casings" was spent in the town of Arnstadt.

From BBC

Police recovered a 9-millimeter handgun that matched shell casings from the crime scenes, as well as a purple scarf that the Target suspect was seen wearing.

From Los Angeles Times

They come in a dark grey plastic casing.

From BBC

Related Words

• skin 
• wrapper