encasement
Surrounding protective layer
Encasement is the act of enclosing something in a case or covering, or the covering itself.
The word appears in technical contexts—lead encasement for radioactive materials—and in descriptions of protective or decorative shells: The encasement preserved the artifact for centuries.
In fetish contexts, encasement refers to wrapping the body tightly in material like latex or plastic.
Confined, bordered space
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- shellHard outer covering
- housingDwellings or protective covering
- boxLidded storage container
compartment · chamber · receptacle · vessel · pod · cocoon · chrysalis · husk
Protective outer layer
- claddingOuter protective layer
- wrappingOuter covering material
- coatingApplied surface covering
- skinBody's outer layer
envelope · lining · veneer · overlay · laminate · surface · finish · plaster
Protective combat covering
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- paddingMaterial for cushioning
- cushioningSoftening force or fall
fortification · barrier · bulwark · carapace · exoskeleton · shell · guard · safeguard
Preserving bodies after death
- embalmingPreserving dead bodies chemically
- taxidermyPreserving animal skins lifelike
- canningAirtight food preservation
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
pickling · brining · freezing · refrigeration · dehydration · smoking · salting · archiving
Legal detention in jail
- entrapmentDefense against induced criminality
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- isolationComplete separation from others
internment · detention · restriction · entombment · burial · sealing · binding · constraint
enclosure
Confined, bordered space
box · compartment · chamber · receptacle · vessel · pod · cocoon · chrysalis · husk · wrapper
sheathing
Protective outer layer
skin · envelope · lining · veneer · overlay · laminate · surface · finish · plaster · siding
armor
Protective combat covering
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- paddingMaterial for cushioning
cushioning · fortification · barrier · bulwark · carapace · exoskeleton · shell · guard · safeguard · buffer
mummification
Preserving bodies after death
- embalmingPreserving dead bodies chemically
- taxidermyPreserving animal skins lifelike
- canningAirtight food preservation
jarring · pickling · brining · freezing · refrigeration · dehydration · smoking · salting · archiving · conservation
imprisonment
Legal detention in jail
- entrapmentDefense against induced criminality
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
isolation · internment · detention · restriction · entombment · burial · sealing · binding · constraint
- mattress coversfitted sheet, mattress pad, mattress protector, mattress topper, waterproof cover
- mattress protectorsmattress cover, mattress pad
- beddingsheets, pillow, blanket, blankets, mattress
- confinementcell, cage, prison, jail, imprisonment
encasementexposure
State of being unprotected
uncovering · baring · release · opening · unwrapping
encasementexposure
State of being unprotected
revelation · display · exhibition · unveiling · disclosure
encasementrelease
To let go
liberation · freeing · emancipation · extrication · loosening