(nautical) A mixture of stones and old iron, put into a wooden case and fired from a cannon as an anti-personnel weapon.

present participle of case harden

(metallurgy) The process of imparting greater hardness to the surface of a piece of metal.

Alternative spelling of case hardening

(metallurgy) To impart greater hardness to the surface of a piece of metal.

simple past tense and past participle of case harden

(metallurgy) Metal that is harder at its surface, due to a case hardening process.

Alternative spelling of case hardened / Hardened by experience.

plural of jewel case

The standard capitalisation of an English sentence, with the first letter uppercase and subsequent letter lowercase with exceptions such as proper nouns or acronyms.