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English Dictionary: small letter	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for small letter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
small letter n the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case Synonym(s): small letter, lowercase, lower-case letter, minuscule Antonym(s): capital, capital letter, majuscule, upper-case letter, uppercase
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
4. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space. --Shak. 5. Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud. [bd]A still, small voice.[b8] --1 Kings xix. 12. {Great and small},of all ranks or degrees; -- used especially of persons. [bd]His quests, great and small.[b8] --Chaucer. {Small arms}, muskets, rifles, pistols, etc., in distinction from cannon. {Small beer}. See under {Beer}. {Small coal}. (a) Little coals of wood formerly used to light fires. --Gay. (b) Coal about the size of a hazelnut, separated from the coarser parts by screening. {Small craft} (Naut.), a vessel, or vessels in general, of a small size. {Small fruits}. See under {Fruit}. {Small hand}, a certain size of paper. See under {Paper}. {Small hours}. See under {Hour}. {Small letter}. (Print.), a lower-case letter. See {Lower-case}, and {Capital letter}, under {Capital}, a. {Small piece}, a Scotch coin worth about 2[frac14]d. sterling, or about 4[frac12]cents. {Small register}. See the Note under 1st {Register}, 7. {Small stuff} (Naut.), spun yarn, marline, and the smallest kinds of rope. --R. H. Dana, Jr. {Small talk}, light or trifling conversation; chitchat. {Small wares} (Com.), various small textile articles, as tapes, braid, tringe, and the like. --M[bf]Culloch.