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cased, ppl. a.
(keɪst, poet. ˈkeːsɪd)
[f. case v. + -ed.]
1. Enclosed in or furnished with a case, put into a case, etc. (see the verb).
1595Shakes. John iii. i. 259 Thou maist hold..A casëd Lion by the mortall paw. 1634Brereton Trav. (1844) 11 Adorned over mantle-tree with birds cased. 1694Acc. Sev. Late Voy. i. (1711) 38 The Armadillo is cased over the Body with a shell. 1849A. Pellatt Curios. Glass-making 115 Cased coloured glass for windows. 1876Gwilt Archit. Gloss., Cased Sash Frames, those which have their interior vertical sides hollow, to admit the weights.
2. Slang phr. to be cased up: (a) to cohabit (with someone); (b) to be in a brothel. Cf. case n.2 6 c.
1936J. Curtis Gilt Kid ii. 23 She was cased up with a bloke... She's got a bloke, a regular customer, get me, who pays the rent of the flat. 1939H. Hodge Cab. Sir? xv. 219 A ‘Case’, or ‘Knocking shop’, is what the police call a ‘disorderly house’. To be ‘cased up’ is to be in one. |