encasement
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6.8
- noun
- /ɪnˈkeɪsmənt/
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encasamiento
- CHWs provided bedding encasements for the participant's bed, a low-emission vacuum with power head and embedded dirt finder, replacement vacuum bags, a door mat, a cleaning kit, and medication boxes.
Examples
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If it is infested, get a good encasement (again, link in top menu for more on encasements) and seal the mattress in it.
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Protecting the bed just means putting encasements on the pillows and mattress.
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As the legend goes, he put it in an encasement on a chain round his neck.
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Please remove it from its encasement.
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Will I be given a badge, nestled in some sort of cheap, leather encasement, just like on telly?
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After the PCO treats your mattress, cover it with a good encasement (and do your pillows too).
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Mattresses and box springs may be treated by a PCO and can be carefully encased with a good encasement, and metal frames can be carefully debugged and used.
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In a horizontal-axis turbine, the rotor is connected to a main shaft, gearbox, and generator, which are usually protected from the elements with an encasement known as a nacelle.
Academic text (1994) -
The museum displayed a rare artifact in a glass encasement to protect it from damage.
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The new mattress encasement effectively prevents bed bugs from getting inside.
Synonyms
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1.1
Putting items into boxes to protect them during shipping or moving
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Placing something over another thing to protect or hide it
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1.0
Putting things into boxes to store or send them
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4.4
Closing off an area by surrounding it with a fence or barrier
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7.0
A complete covering that surrounds something
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6.8
Putting something inside a small container to protect or hold it
Putting something in a case or cover to protect it
Putting something inside or around another thing to protect it
Wrapping something in cloth or a blanket to protect it
An act of wrapping something closely so it is covered
Surrounding a thing with a border to make it stand out
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Encasement comes from en- meaning 'in' and case meaning 'box' or 'cover'. So an encasement is the act of putting something 'in a case' or covering it to protect it.