Encasement

Encasement
Encasement En*case"ment, n. [Cf. {Casement}.] 1. The act of encasing; also, that which encases. [1913 Webster]

2. (Biol.) An old theory of generation similar to embo[^i]tement. See {Ovulist}. [1913 Webster]


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