Definition of "doorcase" []

• The surrounding frame into which a door shuts. (noun)

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• "Old Wyat was prowling outside, with a cloth in her hand, pretending to dust the carved doorcase."
• "There he tilted his hatbrim to give shade to his eyes and leaned against the doorcase, looking idly out."
• "A blink of aquamarine through the windows on one side of the pedi mented doorcase suggested a swimming-pool."