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

Related Words

• skin
• wrapper