capcase

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noun

A handheld case such as one to carry documents or hats.

“two rebato wyers vpon my brest, a capcase by my side, a brush at my backe, an Almanacke in my pocket […]”

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Meanings

nouncapcase (plural capcases)

plural capcases

  1. archaicA handheld case such as one to carry documents or hats.

    Synonyms: bandbox

  2. obsoleteA chest or trunk.

    1619, Anonymous, A Yorkshire Tragedy

    2 more examples

    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 […]

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA handheld case such as one to carry documents or hats.

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bandbox

Origin

From cap + case?

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APA

capcase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capcase

MLA

“capcase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capcase. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capcase,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capcase.

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