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A large table knife; -- so called from being formerly kept in a case.
A knife carried in a sheath or case.
A collection of small projectiles, inclosed in a case or canister.
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n.
A vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each case giving to each several vowel its distinctive character or quality as a sound of speech; -- distinguished from a consonant in that the latter, whether made with or without vocality, derives its character in every case from some kind of obstructive action by the mouth organs. Also, a letter or character which represents such a sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 146-149.
n.
A patient under treatment; an instance of sickness or injury; as, ten cases of fever; also, the history of a disease or injury.
v. t.
To strip the skin from; as, to case a box.
v. t.
To cover or protect with, or as with, a case; to inclose.
a.
Of or pertaining to cheese; as, caseic acid.
n.
A worm or grub that makes for itself a case. See Caddice.
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Furnished with, protected by, or built like, a casemate.
n.
A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cover) for a book.
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Cased or covered with iron, as a vessel; ironclad.
v. i.
To propose hypothetical cases.
n.
An inclosing frame; a casing; as, a door case; a window case.
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A box and its contents; the quantity contained in a box; as, a case of goods; a case of instruments.
n.
That which befalls, comes, or happens; an event; an instance; a circumstance, or all the circumstances; condition; state of things; affair; as, a strange case; a case of injustice; the case of the Indian tribes.
imp. & p. p.
of Case
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Pertaining to, or kept in, the lower case; -- used to denote the small letters, in distinction from capitals and small capitals. See the Note under 1st Case, n., 3.
n.
Same as Casein.
a.
Having a casement or casements.
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