case#3 (n)
compositor's case (n)
typesetter's case (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 06
def (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers
examples for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters
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Hypernym receptacle
Domain of synset - TOPIC printing
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Member of this domain - TOPIC printing
Hyponym receptacle

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