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notecase

American  
[noht-keys] / ˈnoʊtˌkeɪs /

noun

Chiefly British.
  1. billfold.


notecase British  
/ ˈnəʊtˌkeɪs /

noun

  1. a less common word for wallet

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of notecase

First recorded in 1830–40; note + case 2

Example Sentences

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From a notecase he extracted a newspaper cutting and handed it to the captain.

From The Red Derelict by Mitford, Bertram

He fished around for a minute inside his parka, and pulled out his notecase.

From The Man Who Hated Mars by Garrett, Randall

"They are," said Sir Tancred; and, taking out his notecase, he gave him a thousand-franc note.

From The Admirable Tinker Child of the World by Jepson, Edgar

He stood aside and grinned, till Dickson in despair returned his notecase to his pocket, murmuring darkly the "he would send it from Glasgow."

From Huntingtower by Buchan, John

With the thought of the negotiations he put a hand into an inner pocket in search of his notecase.

From The Red Derelict by Mitford, Bertram

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