A protective or decorative covering that encloses or surrounds something. It can refer to the outer shell of mechanical devices, the covering around sausages, or the framework around doors and windows.
From the verb 'case,' meaning 'to cover' or 'enclose,' derived from Old French 'cas' meaning 'box' or 'container.' The '-ing' suffix indicates the result of the action, so casing is literally 'the result of encasing something.'
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