letteringn.

Brit.

/ˈlɛt(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈlɛdərɪŋ/

Forms: see letter n.¹ and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: letter n.¹, -ing suffix¹; letter v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Originally < letter n.¹ + -ing suffix¹. In later use also partly < letter v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. As a mass noun: letters inscribed, impressed, painted, or otherwise marked on something; writing; also (occasionally) in plural. Also: the action or art of producing such letters.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written text > [noun] > inscribing or marking with letters

lettering1811

society > communication > book > manufacture or production of books > book-binding > ornament or lettering on binding > [noun] > lettering

lettering1811

society > communication > writing > [noun] > lettering

writinga1400

lettering1877

c1390 (?c1350) St. Augustine l. 499 in C. Horstmann Sammlung Altengl. Legenden (1878) 70 (MED) Þat psalme i radde al wiþ lykyng..Þat sum tyme was a bitter berkere..Aȝeynes lettres goode and mete..And i tapissed vndur such lettring.

1609 H. Ainsworth Def. Holy Script, Worship & Ministerie 59 Reading the words of the law out of the book, signified the lettering of the words of God out of the hart.

1678 J. Cunningham Ess. Inscription Macduff's Crosse 14 Does not every Language have its Dialects differing sometimes in whole Syllabications, as in the Lettering, Writing, and Pronunciation.

1722 H. Wanley Let. 8 May (1989) 443 All well done, except some unevenesses in Lettering, which a good Workman is yet frequently guilty of.

1760 J. C. Pilkington Real Story Pref. p. iv After this has been read, the binding, gilding, and lettering, will render it a pretty ornament to a library.

1811 L.-M. Hawkins Countess & Gertrude I. xxx. 261 The letterings of his books had..afforded her a high hope of pleasure.

1877 Act 40 & 41 Vict. c. 60. §3 Such lettering, marking, and numbering shall include the word ‘registered’..and the registered number.

1879 M. E. Braddon Vixen III. 146 The book was to have..a smooth grey linen binding with silver lettering.

1914 W. Virginia Univ. Bull. Apr. 38 In this course are taught lettering, sketching, and the making of drawings, tracings and blue prints.

1920 L. C. Hale American's London viii. 109 I moved closer to descry the lettering on the cylinder.

1965 Times 27 July 6/4 The Restrictive Practices Court..has declared a price-fixing agreement..for the lettering of tombstones to be contrary to the public interest.

2006 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Sept. 354/2 Credits are done in postpunk pink lettering.

2. The action of writing epistles; letter-writing. Now English regional (Sussex).

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society > communication > correspondence > letter-writing > [noun]

epistolizing1602

letter writing1637

epistolography1785

epistolization1803

lettering1813

letterizing1824

1647 J. Howell New Vol. of Lett. 238 You may give the law of lettering to all the world.

1681 Disc. Tanger 3 If I exceed the Laws of Lettering, your command is my Apology.

1813 Ld. Byron Jrnl. 6 Dec. in Lett. & Jrnls. (1974) III. 234 I hate lettering.

1957 H. Hall Parish's Dict. Sussex Dial. (new ed.) 75/1 I'm afraid I'm a bad hand at lettering.

Compounds

lettering block n. Printing and Bookbinding a block for printing or impressing letters on to a surface.

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1846 Bent's Monthly Lit. Advertiser Oct. 157 (advt.) Lettering Blocks and Pallets 2s per dozen letters.

1871 Amer. Encycl. Printing 74/1 Lettering-block, a piece of wood, the upper surface being rounded, upon which side-labels are lettered.

1919 O. H. Sample Monument Dealer's Man. 148/1 One cannot use a common square and lettering block with much success when laying off lettering on round-top dies and markers.

2004 C. Atkins Shortcuts to Decorating Country Style 15 Old drawers from printers' cabinets, divided into tiny compartments once used for storing metal lettering blocks, are perfect for holding small items.

lettering book n. a book containing samples of lettering or writing; spec. a copybook.

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a1640 A. Melville Commonplace Bk. (1899) 27 Ane old lettring book, ane litle book of the airt of musick.

1873 Manufacturer & Builder July 167/1 I have several lettering books, but none of them have this style of letter.

1967 Boys' Life July 79/2 You can design your own lettering or use a lettering book for a guide.

2007 Lincoln (Nebraska) Jrnl. Star (Nexis) 16 July a1 Inside were several German religious books and a German lettering book.

lettering box n. Bookbinding rare = type-holder n. at type n. Compounds 2.

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1871 Amer. Encycl. Printing 74/1 Lettering-box, the box in which the type are screwed up preparatory to lettering.

1916 A. L. Bailey Libr. Bookbinding 236 Lettering box, that part of the pallet in which type is screwed up before lettering.

lettering piece n. Bookbinding a piece of leather attached to the spine of a book and bearing the title.

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society > communication > book > parts of book > [noun] > cover > parts of cover

lettering piece1783

joint1835

square1835

turn-in1873

tuck1880

doublure1886

paste-down1888

tuck-cover1893

pocket1900

1783 Proc. Old Bailey 10 Dec. 106/2 That word Olivet has been lettered under the first lettering piece, owing to a mistake that was made.

1818 H. Parry Art of Bookbinding 30 Working the letters firm and straight on the lettering-piece.

1880 Printing Trades Jrnl. No. 31. 11 Some account-book lettering-pieces produced..for the trade are certainly wonderful specimens of lettering.

1991 P. Fleming Atlantic Canad. Imprints 100/1 Spine so divided into six compartments with red lettering piece in second.

lettering tool n. a tool for producing lettering; (Bookbinding) = pallet n.³ 8.

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1833 Mechanics' Mag. 25 May 120/1 (heading) Hint for bookbinders—improved lettering tool.

1883 Househ. Words 13 Jan. 218/1 If you wish to gild the letters, the metal must be laid on and the lettering-tool applied hot.

1923 Pop. Mech. Mag. May 795/2 (caption) A useful lettering tool for etching steel.

2004 D. L. Goetsch et al. Techn. Drawing (ed. 5) i. ii. 66 The butterfly scriber, a precision lettering tool, is the key to producing clean, sharp, controlled lettering.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lettering
释义	letteringn. Brit. /ˈlɛt(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈlɛdərɪŋ/ Forms: see letter n.¹ and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: letter n.¹, -ing suffix¹; letter v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Originally < letter n.¹ + -ing suffix¹. In later use also partly < letter v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. As a mass noun: letters inscribed, impressed, painted, or otherwise marked on something; writing; also (occasionally) in plural. Also: the action or art of producing such letters. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written text > [noun] > inscribing or marking with letters lettering1811 society > communication > book > manufacture or production of books > book-binding > ornament or lettering on binding > [noun] > lettering lettering1811 society > communication > writing > [noun] > lettering writinga1400 lettering1877 c1390 (?c1350) St. Augustine l. 499 in C. Horstmann Sammlung Altengl. Legenden (1878) 70 (MED) Þat psalme i radde al wiþ lykyng..Þat sum tyme was a bitter berkere..Aȝeynes lettres goode and mete..And i tapissed vndur such lettring. 1609 H. Ainsworth Def. Holy Script, Worship & Ministerie 59 Reading the words of the law out of the book, signified the lettering of the words of God out of the hart. 1678 J. Cunningham Ess. Inscription Macduff's Crosse 14 Does not every Language have its Dialects differing sometimes in whole Syllabications, as in the Lettering, Writing, and Pronunciation. 1722 H. Wanley Let. 8 May (1989) 443 All well done, except some unevenesses in Lettering, which a good Workman is yet frequently guilty of. 1760 J. C. Pilkington Real Story Pref. p. iv After this has been read, the binding, gilding, and lettering, will render it a pretty ornament to a library. 1811 L.-M. Hawkins Countess & Gertrude I. xxx. 261 The letterings of his books had..afforded her a high hope of pleasure. 1877 Act 40 & 41 Vict. c. 60. §3 Such lettering, marking, and numbering shall include the word ‘registered’..and the registered number. 1879 M. E. Braddon Vixen III. 146 The book was to have..a smooth grey linen binding with silver lettering. 1914 W. Virginia Univ. Bull. Apr. 38 In this course are taught lettering, sketching, and the making of drawings, tracings and blue prints. 1920 L. C. Hale American's London viii. 109 I moved closer to descry the lettering on the cylinder. 1965 Times 27 July 6/4 The Restrictive Practices Court..has declared a price-fixing agreement..for the lettering of tombstones to be contrary to the public interest. 2006 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Sept. 354/2 Credits are done in postpunk pink lettering. 2. The action of writing epistles; letter-writing. Now English regional (Sussex). ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > letter-writing > [noun] epistolizing1602 letter writing1637 epistolography1785 epistolization1803 lettering1813 letterizing1824 1647 J. Howell New Vol. of Lett. 238 You may give the law of lettering to all the world. 1681 Disc. Tanger 3 If I exceed the Laws of Lettering, your command is my Apology. 1813 Ld. Byron Jrnl. 6 Dec. in Lett. & Jrnls. (1974) III. 234 I hate lettering. 1957 H. Hall Parish's Dict. Sussex Dial. (new ed.) 75/1 I'm afraid I'm a bad hand at lettering. Compounds lettering block n. Printing and Bookbinding a block for printing or impressing letters on to a surface. ΚΠ 1846 Bent's Monthly Lit. Advertiser Oct. 157 (advt.) Lettering Blocks and Pallets 2s per dozen letters. 1871 Amer. Encycl. Printing 74/1 Lettering-block, a piece of wood, the upper surface being rounded, upon which side-labels are lettered. 1919 O. H. Sample Monument Dealer's Man. 148/1 One cannot use a common square and lettering block with much success when laying off lettering on round-top dies and markers. 2004 C. Atkins Shortcuts to Decorating Country Style 15 Old drawers from printers' cabinets, divided into tiny compartments once used for storing metal lettering blocks, are perfect for holding small items. lettering book n. a book containing samples of lettering or writing; spec. a copybook. ΚΠ a1640 A. Melville Commonplace Bk. (1899) 27 Ane old lettring book, ane litle book of the airt of musick. 1873 Manufacturer & Builder July 167/1 I have several lettering books, but none of them have this style of letter. 1967 Boys' Life July 79/2 You can design your own lettering or use a lettering book for a guide. 2007 Lincoln (Nebraska) Jrnl. Star (Nexis) 16 July a1 Inside were several German religious books and a German lettering book. lettering box n. Bookbinding rare = type-holder n. at type n. Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1871 Amer. Encycl. Printing 74/1 Lettering-box, the box in which the type are screwed up preparatory to lettering. 1916 A. L. Bailey Libr. Bookbinding 236 Lettering box, that part of the pallet in which type is screwed up before lettering. lettering piece n. Bookbinding a piece of leather attached to the spine of a book and bearing the title. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > parts of book > [noun] > cover > parts of cover lettering piece1783 joint1835 square1835 turn-in1873 tuck1880 doublure1886 paste-down1888 tuck-cover1893 pocket1900 1783 Proc. Old Bailey 10 Dec. 106/2 That word Olivet has been lettered under the first lettering piece, owing to a mistake that was made. 1818 H. Parry Art of Bookbinding 30 Working the letters firm and straight on the lettering-piece. 1880 Printing Trades Jrnl. No. 31. 11 Some account-book lettering-pieces produced..for the trade are certainly wonderful specimens of lettering. 1991 P. Fleming Atlantic Canad. Imprints 100/1 Spine so divided into six compartments with red lettering piece in second. lettering tool n. a tool for producing lettering; (Bookbinding) = pallet n.³ 8. ΚΠ 1833 Mechanics' Mag. 25 May 120/1 (heading) Hint for bookbinders—improved lettering tool. 1883 Househ. Words 13 Jan. 218/1 If you wish to gild the letters, the metal must be laid on and the lettering-tool applied hot. 1923 Pop. Mech. Mag. May 795/2 (caption) A useful lettering tool for etching steel. 2004 D. L. Goetsch et al. Techn. Drawing (ed. 5) i. ii. 66 The butterfly scriber, a precision lettering tool, is the key to producing clean, sharp, controlled lettering. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1390
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