incase Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb enclose in, or as if in, a case
    case; encase.
    • my feet were encased in mud

WordNet

In*case" transitive verb
Etymology
F. encaisser; pref. en- (L. in) + caisse case. See Case a box, and cf. Encase, Enchase.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Incased ; present participle & verbal noun Incasing
Definitions
  1. To inclose in a case; to inclose; to cover or surround with something solid.
    Rich plates of gold the folding doors incase. Pope.

Webster 1913