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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1450-1689
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Cace, Caice, n.2 Also: kace. [Common variant of Case n.2]
1. A case; a (small) receptacle.Also in arrow-cace, bonnet-cace.(a) c1450-2 Howlat 469.
The hert costlye he couth clos in a cler cace 1496 Treasurer's Accounts I. 322.
To the goldsmyth that maid the Kingis cace of gold to were about his hals 1511 Ib. IV. 317.
Half ane elne canves to be ane kace to ane culvering 1532 Ib. VI. 75.
For iiij verris with thair caceis, … price of the pece vj. s. 1541 Criminal Trials I. 309.
For twa cacis to the saidis cowpis, and ane cace to ane chalix 1566 Treasurer's Accounts MS. 72.
Ane cace to ane basing and ane coupe 1626 Garden Worthies 105.
Thy outward parts … Wes bot the cadge or cace that did inclood Th’ essentiall soul(b) 1597 Treasurer's Accounts MS. 117.
Ane caice of bone kames 1625 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs III. 198.
Ilk coffer, threttein stuires, … ane caice, seven stuires 1642 Edinburgh Testaments LX. 185.
Ane barbouris caice 1689 Melville Chart. 188.
Caices of pistolls(c)1511 Treasurer's Accounts IV. 317.
Half ane elne canves to be ane kace to ane culvering 1598 Lennox Mun. 356.
I haif coft twa pair spectakillis, within kace
2. A printer's case; a window-case.1641 Misc. Bann. C. II. 256.
Ane old printed [sic] press, with the caices thereof 1660 Melrose R. Rec. I. 331.
[The price of] the window lidds and caices … and for bandes therto
