Lettering

Lettering
Letter Let"ter (l[e^]t"t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lettered} (-t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lettering}.] To impress with letters; to mark with letters or words; as, a book gilt and lettered. [1913 Webster]

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  • Lettering — Let ter*ing, n. 1. The act or business of making, or marking with, letters, as by cutting or painting. [1913 Webster] 2. The letters made; as, the lettering of a sign. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lettering — UK US /ˈletərɪŋ/ noun [U] ► writing in a particular colour, style, etc.: »The company name appeared on the sign in gold lettering …   Financial and business terms

  • lettering — lettering; pho·to·lettering; …   English syllables

  • lettering — 1640s, act of writing; 1811 as act of putting letters on something, from prp. of LETTER (Cf. letter) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • lettering — [let′eriŋ] n. the process of putting letters on something by inscribing, printing, painting, engraving, etc., or the letters so made …   English World dictionary

  • Lettering — Als Lettering (von engl. letter: Buchstabe) wird die Beschriftung von Sprechblasen in Comics bezeichnet. Die das Lettering gestaltende Person nennt man Letterer, ihre Tätigkeit bezeichnet man mit dem Verb lettern, das im Buchwesen auch als… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • lettering — Шрифт (Type, Lettering) 1. Графически упорядоченное изображение знаков определенной cистемы письма. 2. Комплект литер [буква в металле], воспроизводящий какой либо алфавит [упорядоченный список букв языка], а также цифры [знаки, обозначающие… …   Шрифтовая терминология

  • lettering — [[t]le̱tərɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu supp N Lettering is writing, especially when you are describing the type of letters used. ...a small blue sign with white lettering …   English dictionary

  • lettering — noun Written, especially printed, text. The lettering on the sign made it clear that intruders were unwelcome …   Wiktionary

  • lettering — let·te·ring s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS tipogr., graf., pubbl. studio grafico dei caratteri e progettazione formale di un testo o di una scritta pubblicitaria; la disposizione della scritta che ne risulta {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1965.… …   Dizionario italiano

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