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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cas(e, Cais, n.² Also: cays, caise, caische; kas, kays, kais(e, keis(e, kes(e. [ME. case (cas, cass, etc.), ONF. casse, OF. chasse. See also Cace n.²]

1. A case or (small) receptacle.(a, b) 1375 Barb. xx. 304.
The gud lord of Dowglas syne Gert mak ane cas of siluir fyne 1496 Treas. Acc. I. 322.
Giffin to Iohne Pennycuke, the goldsmyth, for a cas of siluir to the croce the King offerit to Sanct Duthow 1498 Halyb. 250.
A challis of syluer … Item for a cas to put it in, 2 s. 1531 Treas. Acc. VI. 21.
For twa beriall glas with case(c) 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 85.
A corporale with a cais 1491 Ib. 178.
For the makin of a cays to ane ewar 1496 Ib. 323.
To a man to pas to Edinburgh … with the Kingis cais of gold to mend it new 1498 Halyb. 184.
Paid ffor the mendyn of an oralag and the cais new Ib. 250.
Som of the challis with the cays 1501 Treas. Acc. II. 137.
The cais of the Grete Sele 1513 Doug. iv. iv. 17; etc.
Hyngand by hir syde the cays with arowis grund 1529 Treas. Acc. V. 366.
Ane caische of kamis 1530 Lindores Chart. 33.
Thre gyltyn preikats vith thair cais 1531 Bell. Boece II. 391.
Sanct Phillane, quhais arme … , set in silver, wes closit in ane cais within his palyeon 1531 Treas. Acc. V. 415.
For twa buriell glassis with thair caisis 1614 Edinb. Test. XLVIII. 3 b.
Thrie heckillis in ane cais 1640 Bk. Carlaverock II. 503.
The caise of the cnoke c 1670 Douglas Chart. 343.
Ane old caise … with sum broken glese(d) 1488–92 Treas. Acc. I. 83.
Twa kasis of knyffis 1541 Ib. VIII. 51.
Ane kais to ane toysting pan, and … ane kais to four ladillis 1542 Ib. 456.
Ane kays of kamys to his grace 1562 Inverness B. Rec. I. 90.
Ane eucharist and the kais thairof a1578 Pitsc. I. 61/6.
Thair was ane body of ane ȝoung chyld found in ane kaise of leid 1597 Bk. Rates 6 b.
Keamis, the keis coverit with weluet … Single keamis with the keis 1603 Montgomery Mem. 250.
Two keisis of pyktouths 1645 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. III. 44.
A keise with the bruiche and kemis

2. a. A window frame; a casement. b. A casing. 1517 Treas. Acc. V. 120.
Trein werk … of vij single casis for the gret hall windois … and for ij double casis for the Kingis chamir 1532 M. Works Acc. II. 27.
Weggis for fesnyng of caisis in the said windois 1611 Ib. IX. 8.
Small … naills that nailled the caisis of the wondoks 1636 Kirkcaldy Presb. 103.
Item for kaisses and brods to the thrie windoes — 1634 Peebles Gleanings 170.
For thrie caissis to put round about the wyre