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lettering definition

let·ter·ing (-iŋ)

noun

the process of putting letters on something by inscribing, printing, painting, engraving, etc., or the letters so made

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lettering Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • emboss: First a spherical boss without lettering; secondly a ring with embossed lettering, the text of which is shown in the table.

Modifies a noun

  • style: The study of lettering styles can also benefit from the resources potentially offered by the database.

Adjective modifier

  • gilt: Blue cloth binding with gilt lettering; light wear on edges.

Preposition: on

  • spine: The boards are bright, with vivid lettering on the spine.

Noun used with modifier

  • vinyl: We had the vinyl lettering made to the artist's design, video was shown on four monitors.
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lettering quotes

   The body of Benjamin Franklin, printer, (Like the cover of an old book, Its contents worn out, And stripped of its lettering and gilding) Lies here, food for worms! Yet the work itself shall not be lost, For it will, as he believed, appear once more In a new And more beautiful edition, Corrected and amended By its Author!

-Franklin, Benjamin

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