hand letteringn.
/ˈhan(d) ˌlɛt(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhæn(d) ˌlɛdərɪŋ/ Lettering done by hand; (also) a typeface or font based on or imitating handwriting.In quot. 1864: the use of hand letters in bookbinding; cf. hand letter n.
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society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [noun]
handOE
scripturea1400
writing1440
written hand1520
hand write1568
handwriting1571
written hand1580
write1591
calligraphy1645
penmanship1695
hand of write1700
manuscript1771
autography1787
calography1803
calligraph1831
script1834
chirography1838
scription1846
hand lettering1864
back-hand1885
society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > style of type > [noun] > type face or font > others
script1779
Baskerville1802
Egyptian type (letters, figures)1855
hand lettering1864
Garamond1868
runic1869
outline1878
Bodoni type1880
hairline letter1888
bold-face1889
Cheltenham1910
in-line1923
slab serif1924
Bembo1930
Times New Roman1932
Times1957
manifolderc1961
Times Roman1963
1864 York Herald 28 May 7/1 (advt.) Wanted, a good finisher, one who has been well-accustomed to Hand Lettering.
1884 Ann. Rep. Chief Engineers U.S. Army iv. 2443 The successful substitution of printing from types for hand-lettering on our detail sheets.
1903 World (N.Y.) 5 Dec. 3/1 ‘Daddy Dinks's’ offering..gives..pictures and hand lettering..a background of charmingly blended tints.
1967 R. R. Karch & E. J. Buber Graphic Arts Procedures: Offset Processes iv. 117 A few Filmotype lettering styles unlike the usual type faces appear to be special handlettering.
2011 R. W. Liebing Other Archit. xxxiii. 281/1 Hand lettering..is inordinately time-consuming for the draftsman.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1864