That which is written on something; an inscription.
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| 释义 | society > communication > writing > written text > an inscription > [noun] (67) onwritingOE That which is written on something; an inscription. writinga1382 Wording or lettering scored, engraved, or impressed on a surface; an inscription. Obsolete except as merged with sense 11b. inwritingc1384 Inscription. writa1400 A letter, word, sentence, etc., that is inscribed, engraved, or embossed on a surface, as on a monument, coin, stone, etc. Also figurative. Cf. wr… scripturec1400 A phrase or motto inscribed on an object, scroll, etc.; an inscription. Also as a mass noun: inscribed words. Obsolete. scriptiona1425 A written text; a piece of writing; esp. an inscription. Now rare (poetic in later use). style?a1527 An inscription or legend. Obsolete. inscriptiona1552 concrete. That which is inscribed; a piece of writing or lettering upon something; a set of characters or words written, engraved, or otherwise… epigram1552 An inscription, usually in verse: = epigraph, n. 1. inscriptor1603 An inscription. inscript1611 Something inscribed; an inscription. epigraph1624 An inscription; esp. one placed upon a building, tomb, statue, etc., to indicate its name or destination; a legend on a coin. scribings1870 In plural. Archaeology. Marks or images cut into stone, cave walls, etc. Cf. scribe, v. 4c. wording1908 Words collectively, as written or inscribed on something. Subcategories:— collectively (1) — superscription (5) — inscription around something (2) — inscription underneath something (1) — ancient inscription (1) — runic (2) — in two different scripts (1) — of three letters (2) — graffiti (6) — on rock (1) — on stele or practice of (1) — other types of inscription (6) — inscribed tablet, slab, or plate (12) — of magnetic needles, mechanically produced (1) — sentence containing all letters of alphabet (1) — motto or legend (10) |
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