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Definition of: lower-case
(lō′ər·kās′) adjective Printing
Describing the small letters of a font of type which are kept in the low case (see CASE); small letters.
—v.t. –cased, –cas·ing To set as or change to lower–case letters. [From their being kept in the lower two cases of type]
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