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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Incase \In*case"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Incased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incasing}.] [F. encaisser; pref. en- (L. in) + caisse case. See {Case} a box, and cf. {Encase}, {Enchase}.] To inclose in a case; to inclose; to cover or surround with something solid.
Rich plates of gold the folding doors incase. --Pope.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
incase
verb: enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud" [syn: {encase}, {case}]
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