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meaning of "lady's jewel case"



 
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meaning of "lady's jewel case" #1 (permalink) Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:56 am   meaning of "lady's jewel case"		  
John Horner, a plumber, was accused of stealing the precious stone from the lady's jewel case.

Here, case refer to what?

Please explain it.
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meaning of "lady's jewel case" #2 (permalink) Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:52 am   meaning of "lady's jewel case"		  
Hi learning_english,

'Case' here stands for 'casket', 'box'.
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