chase
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nounDefinition of CHASE
: a rectangular steel or iron frame in which letterpress matter is locked (as for printing)
Origin of CHASE
probably from French châsse frame, reliquary, from Middle French chasse, from Latin capsa
First Known Use: 1612
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