lettering – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
lettering
n.
act of writing out letters, act of marking with letters; written or printed letters
letter
v.
write in letters, mark with letters
Calligraphy
Calligraphy is a
visual art related to
writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a broad tip instrument,
dip pen, or
brush, among other writing instruments. A contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as, "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious, and skillful manner".
lettering
Noun
1. letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
(synonym) inscription
(hypernym) writing, written material, piece of writing
(hyponym) Rosetta stone
letter
Noun
1. a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
(synonym) missive
(hypernym) text, textual matter
(hyponym) business letter
(part-holonym) correspondence
(part-meronym) postscript, PS
2. the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"
(synonym) letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character
(hypernym) character, grapheme, graphic symbol
(hyponym) ascender
(member-holonym) alphabet
(part-holonym) spelling
3. a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention); "he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law"
(hypernym) literal interpretation
4. an award earned by participation in a school sport; "he won letters in three sports"
(synonym) varsity letter
(hypernym) award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
5. owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
(hypernym) owner, proprietor
(derivation) lease, let, rent
Verb
1. win an athletic letter
(hypernym) earn, garner
(derivation) varsity letter
2. set down or print with letters
(hypernym) print, impress
(derivation) letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character
3. mark letters on or mark with letters
(hypernym) write
(derivation) letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character
Lettering
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Letter
(n.)
The letters made; as, the lettering of a sign.
(n.)
The act or business of making, or marking with, letters, as by cutting or painting.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
lettering
Synonyms and related words:
Italian hand, Spencerian writing, block letter, bold hand, book hand, chancery hand, copperplate hand, coup de plume, cryptography, cursive, cursive hand, engrossment, epigraph, initialing, ink spilling, inkslinging, inscription, law hand, longhand, macrography, majuscule script, micrography, minuscule script, pen, pen-and-ink, pencil driving, printing, round hand, scrivenery, scrivening, secret writing, text hand, transcription, transliteration, typewriting, typing, uncial, writing
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
