casing

cas-ing · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A protective outer covering or shell.

  2. 2.

    The frame around a door or window.

  3. 3.

    The outer layer of a sausage, made from intestine or synthetic material.

  4. 4.

    The metal container of a bullet or cartridge.

  5. 5.

    (slang) The act of surveying a location before committing a crime.

Forms

plural: casings

Related words

See also: case, cover, housing, shell
Synonyms: covering, housing, sheath, shell, wrapper

Etymology

From Middle English, derived from case (a container) with the suffix -ing indicating a thing that encloses or covers.