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Meanings of letter case in anglès

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escriptura de dues caixes

Property of a letter in bicameral alphabets (most notably the Latin one); piece of information whether a letter is taller "upper case" or lower "lower case"

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Usage of letter case in anglès
1
The letter case contained only a brief note in a shaky hand.
Surrender to the will of the night
2
I have not got them; they were in my letter case.
The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Among the Various Race...
3
Their corporal came up to the door with a letter case.
Surrender to the will of the night
4
Anthony held up the morocco letter case and restored it to his pocket.
Men of Affairs
5
Then holding the letter case before him he looked at Jones over his glasses.
The Man Who Lost Himself
6
The boy, who knew him, fumbled in a letter case and produced a buff envelope.
An Unsocial Socialist
7
He opened the letter case and produced a paper.
The Man Who Lost Himself
8
He produced a letter case, came back with it to the table, and sat down.
The Man Who Lost Himself
9
He went to the mantelpiece and picked up a cheap, cracked letter case, which Sophia opened.
The Old Wives' Tale
10
In my letter case I had the half-forgotten power of attorney that Jaffery had given me at Havre.
Jaffery
11
He called for writing materials, and scribbled and signed the document, which I put into my letter case.
Jaffery
12
The woman ostentatiously got out a red morocco letter case, and produced a paper which she handed to Mr. Alwynn.
The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers
13
Chayne produced the telegram from his letter case, read it aloud with his eyes upon Garratt Skinner, and replaced it.
Running Water
14
Tell M. that I have overhauled the old red letter case, and have got my biography up to December 1st, 1856, into shape.
Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2
15
He showed his credentials from the circus, and was admitted behind the letter cases of the places.
Andy the Acrobat / Or, Out with the Greatest Show on Earth
16
"This is what you want, I suppose," said Isabel, and taking the letter case from his pocket, threw it on the table.
Men of Affairs
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