| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cas·ing |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  k  s ng |
| NOUN: | 1. An outer cover: a shell casing; a tire casing. 2. The frame or framework for a window or door. 3. A metal pipe or tube used as a lining for a water, oil, or gas well. 4. A membranous case, often made of animal intestine, used to contain sausage or other processed meat. 5. A narrow passage for a rod or cord, as in a curtain or the waistband of a garment, made by folding over a small strip of fabric at its edge along its width and sewing it in place.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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