typecase
/ˈtaɪpˌkeɪs/
noun
- A tray or drawer with compartments used in traditional printing to store and organize metal or wooden type pieces by letter or symbol.
- In the museum, we saw an old typecase with separate compartments for uppercase and lowercase letters.
- He learned to set type by hand, memorizing the layout of the typecase.
- The printer carefully sorted each letter back into the typecase after the job was done.