casing
noun
[ ˈkeɪsɪŋ ]
• a cover or shell that protects or encloses something.
• "a waterproof casing"
Similar:
cover,
case,
shell,
envelope,
sheath,
sheathing,
wrapper,
wrapping,
sleeve,
jacket,
housing,
capsule,
folder,
integument,
• the frame round a door or window.
case
verb
• surround in a material or substance.
• "the towers are of steel cased in granite"
• reconnoitre (a place) before carrying out a robbery.
• "I was casing the joint"
Similar:
reconnoitre,
inspect,
investigate,
examine,
scrutinize,
survey,
scout,
explore,
make an observation of,
take stock of,
recce,
make a recce of,
check out,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French casse, chasse (modern caisse ‘trunk, chest’, châsse ‘reliquary, frame’), from Latin capsa, related to capere ‘to hold’.
