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# encased

verb (past and past participle of encase); adjective (encased in)

«encased» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Completely covered or surrounded by something hard or protective. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/encased/#m1)
2. Put inside a case or shell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/encased/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and stories, things encased in ice, amber, rock or metal are protected or trapped; in health, a broken arm encased in plaster; phrases: «encased in ice», «encased in amber», «encased in armour».

### Examples

- The mammoth was encased in ice for thousands of years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/encased/#x1)
- The knight was encased in shining armour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/encased/#x2)
- Her phone was encased in a tough rubber cover. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/encased/#x3)
- The fossil fish was encased in stone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/encased/#x4)
- The bridge was encased in scaffolding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/encased/#x5)
- His arm was encased in a bright blue cast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/encased/#x6)
- His tail was encased in a blue silk covering, which was to protect it from the rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/encased/#x7)

### Note

Past form of encase; usually followed by «in». Similar: covered, wrapped, sealed.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «encased» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/encased/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«encased» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/encased.html) on Mova free.