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capcase

capcase noun: a handheld case such as one to carry documents or hats.

Noun

capcase (plural capcases)

  1. (archaic) A handheld case such as one to carry documents or hats.
    Synonyms:
    bandbox
  2. (obsolete) A chest or trunk.
    • a cap-case for your linen and your plate1626 February 13 (licensing date; Gregorian calendar), Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “The Noble Gentleman”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey...
    • 1619, Anonymous, A Yorkshire Tragedy

Synonyms of capcase

Forms of capcase

pluralcapcases

Origin of capcase

From cap + case?

Questions about capcase

What does capcase mean?
Capcase means a handheld case such as one to carry documents or hats.
What part of speech is capcase?
Capcase is a noun.
What is the plural of capcase?
The plural of capcase is capcases.

Words near capcase in the dictionary

  1. capaxorders
  2. capazepine
  3. CAPB
  4. capbadge
  5. capbadges
  6. capcase
  7. capcases
  8. capcode
  9. capcodes
  10. capcom
  11. capcoms

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