Something written; a book, a document, a letter, etc.
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| 释义 | society > communication > writing > written text > [noun] > piece or quantity of (25) i-writeOE Something written; a book, a document, a letter, etc. writlOE More generally: a written document; a piece of writing; a note, notice, etc. Also figurative. Now rare. hand-writc1175 Something written by hand; a handwritten document or communication; (in early use esp.) one having legal force. Cf. hand write, n. 1. scritec1325 A piece of writing, a written document; (as a mass noun) that which is written; writing; = script, n.1 1. scripta1350 A piece of writing; a written document, letter, note, etc. Also as a mass noun: that which is written; writing. Also figurative. Now rare. writingc1384 A written document, note, letter, etc. Cf. sense 12a. Now rare. letterc1390 In singular. Anything written; a document, text, or inscription; a warrant. Obsolete. write1428 A piece of writing. A written record or work; a book, a letter, a document, etc. Obsolete. briefa1450 Writing, something written. Obsolete. titlec1450 Any piece of writing; a written text. Obsolete. scroll1534 A piece of writing, esp. a letter. escript1550 A written document, a writing; spec. a written decree or mandate, a ‘writ’. passagec1550 A section of a speech, text, play, etc., considered by itself, and usually of small extent; an extract relating to a particular subject. hand write1567 A handwritten document or communication; = hand-writ, n. 1. Obsolete. rare. side1579 The material written or printed on one surface of a (usually loose or unbound) piece of paper; an amount of text corresponding to this. Cf. page, n.2… scrieve1581 Originally and chiefly Scottish. A piece of writing; a letter or its contents; a document. In later use sometimes: spec. a letter or other piece… manuscript1600 A book, document, etc., written by hand, esp. one written before the general adoption of printing in a country; a handwritten copy of an ancient text. sheetful1711 As much as a sheet will contain. page1743 The material written or printed on one side of a leaf of a book, etc.; an amount of text corresponding to this. Also (Computing): the quantity of… slateful1836 As much or as many as can be written on a slate. chirograph1844 gen. Any formal written document; a charter. pageful1859 As much writing or text as fills a page or computer screen, esp. conceived of as a large quantity. Also in extended use: any copious quantity of… M1899 As a distinguishing letter, usually as part of an alphabetical sequence, denoting one of a series of things, a point in a diagram, a sheet of a book… Subcategories:— small piece of (1) — attached (1) |
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