capcase en · NOUN
Etymology
From cap + case?
Meanings
- (archaic) A handheld case such as one to carry documents or hats.
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(obsolete) A chest or trunk.
a cap-case for your linen and your plate
1626 February 13 (licensing date; Gregorian calendar), Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “The Noble Gentleman”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act V, scene ii:two rebato wyers vpon my brest, a capcase by my side, a brush at my backe, an Almanacke in my pocket […]
1619, Anonymous, A Yorkshire Tragedy
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| capcases | Number=Plur | lexicographic |