| 单词 | letter case |
| 释义 | > as lemmasletter case letter case n. a case used to hold letters, papers, or stationery; †an envelope (obsolete rare). ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > letter-writing > [noun] > letter-case, -rack, or -book letter case1653 letter book1667 letter rack1821 mail-rack1896 society > communication > correspondence > letter > [noun] > cover or envelope coverture1587 by covert1655 envelopea1715 letter cover1741 cover1747 letter case1823 wrapper1846 1653 Boston Town Rec. 10 39 Some other Bills..are in my Leather Letter Case wch comonly lyes upon my table in that closet. 1672 T. Jordan London Triumphant 16 By Ladies Letter-case, [He] Shall have a better place. 1733 Daily Courant 22 Feb. The long narrow Form in which these Tables are printed was thought the most convenient as being adapted for Carriage in a Letter-Case, or Pocket Book. 1784 S. Johnson Let. 27 Feb. (1994) IV. 291 In the letter-case was a letter relating to me. 1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 44 Let a person choose any one of them [sc. cards], and inclose it in a letter-case. 1878 Notes & Queries 7 Sept. 183/1 The straps of the postman's letter-case being thin pieces of leather. 1941 ‘Faugh-a-Ballagh’ 34 93/1 A travelling letter-case, to contain pens, ink, paper, wax, and wafers. 1999 Novel 33 43 Elma contributed ever more personal gifts—a letter case, a purse, a shawl, slippers, belts, shirt patterns. < as lemmas |
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