round handn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈraʊnd hand/, U.S.

/ˈraʊnd ˌ(h)ænd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: round adj., hand n.

Etymology: < round adj. + hand n.

A. n.

A style of calligraphy or handwriting characterized by clear, bold, rounded letters, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries owing to its legibility. Also in English Round Hand. Cf. copperplate n. 4. Also figurative.

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society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [noun] > round

round hand1682

round text1766

1682 London Gaz. No. 1732/4 The Bastard Italians (commonly) called the new A-la-mode Round-hands, with Round-mixt Running-hands, and mixt Secretaries.

1686 W. Elder (title) in E. Arber Term Catal. 1668–1709 (1903–6) II. 158/1 A book of copies for learners of round-hand.

1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man i. iii. 302 The common Round-hand, various Law-hands, and various Short-hands.

1766 A. Serle Treat. Art Writing 3 Round Hand... In writing this Hand, let the Slope be inclining to your Right Hand.

1800 S. Turner Acct. Embassy Court Teshoo Lama ii. vi. 282 The character in which their sacred writings are preserved..is quite as distinct..as the old Roman text is from the English round hand.

1889 W. Pater Appreciations 2 It will be useless to protest that it [sc. prose] can be..something..confined to mainly practical ends—a kind of ‘good round-hand’.

1905 H. J. Coke Tracks Rolling Stone (ed. 2) iii. 17 I would present her with little scraps which I copied in roundhand from a volume of French poems.

1994 C. Maier tr. R. Chacel Mem. Leticia Valle 144 The musical signs..were reduced to light scribbles.., giving them the smooth obliqueness of English Roundhand.

2004 S. M. Stabile Memory's Daughters ii. 121 The round hand was considered solid and uniform in shape.

B. adj.

1. Of, relating to, or written in round hand.

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society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [adjective] > round

Roman1534

round hand1699

1699 in S. Dunstar Anglia Rediviva Bks. Printed for Coningsby sig. K7^v A new Sett of Round-hand Copies Alphabetically composed.

1728 Fog's Weekly Jrnl. 23 Nov. (advt.) A new Round-Hand Coppy Book.

1766 A. Serle Treat. Art Writing 61 The capital Round Hand Letters.

1844 A. R. Smith Adventures Mr. Ledbury II. iii. 45 ‘Time flies quickly’, as we learn from the round-hand copies.

1875 T. E. Hill Man. Social & Business Forms p. vi The elegant specimens of penmanship and pen-flourishing, including round-hand writing, old English, German-text, and ornamental script letters, will particularly please.

1911 R. Brooke Let. July (1968) 312 I have stooped to an even more round-hand copper-plate than ever.

1999 S. Rowlands 2nd Stages in Researching Welsh Ancestry 120 Clearly, the Copperplate/Round Hand style of writing was very long-lasting, thus illustrating the conservatism of handwriting.

2. Cricket. Of bowling: = round-arm adj. 1. Now rare.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > [adjective] > manner of bowling

straight-arm1807

straight-armed1827

round-arm1835

round hand1847

underhand1850

round-armed1854

wristy1867

fast-medium1873

under-arm1877

quick1899

windmill1900

body line1932

1847 A. D. Paterson Man. of Cricket 42 In round-hand bowling the arm is held out straight, or nearly so, being about on a parallel with the plane of the horizon.

1850 F. W. Lillywhite in F. Lillywhite Guide to Cricketers (ed. 3) 13 Mr. Willes, a Kent gentleman, first introduced round-hand bowling,..and Lambert first practised it..thirty-nine years ago.

1915 R. S. Ball Reminisc. & Lett. 40 I was very successful in swift, round-hand bowling in both innings, taking altogether nine wickets.

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

单词	round hand
释义	round handn.adj. Brit. /ˈraʊnd hand/, U.S. /ˈraʊnd ˌ(h)ænd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: round adj., hand n. Etymology: < round adj. + hand n. A. n. A style of calligraphy or handwriting characterized by clear, bold, rounded letters, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries owing to its legibility. Also in English Round Hand. Cf. copperplate n. 4. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [noun] > round round hand1682 round text1766 1682 London Gaz. No. 1732/4 The Bastard Italians (commonly) called the new A-la-mode Round-hands, with Round-mixt Running-hands, and mixt Secretaries. 1686 W. Elder (title) in E. Arber Term Catal. 1668–1709 (1903–6) II. 158/1 A book of copies for learners of round-hand. 1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man i. iii. 302 The common Round-hand, various Law-hands, and various Short-hands. 1766 A. Serle Treat. Art Writing 3 Round Hand... In writing this Hand, let the Slope be inclining to your Right Hand. 1800 S. Turner Acct. Embassy Court Teshoo Lama ii. vi. 282 The character in which their sacred writings are preserved..is quite as distinct..as the old Roman text is from the English round hand. 1889 W. Pater Appreciations 2 It will be useless to protest that it [sc. prose] can be..something..confined to mainly practical ends—a kind of ‘good round-hand’. 1905 H. J. Coke Tracks Rolling Stone (ed. 2) iii. 17 I would present her with little scraps which I copied in roundhand from a volume of French poems. 1994 C. Maier tr. R. Chacel Mem. Leticia Valle 144 The musical signs..were reduced to light scribbles.., giving them the smooth obliqueness of English Roundhand. 2004 S. M. Stabile Memory's Daughters ii. 121 The round hand was considered solid and uniform in shape. B. adj. 1. Of, relating to, or written in round hand. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [adjective] > round Roman1534 round hand1699 1699 in S. Dunstar Anglia Rediviva Bks. Printed for Coningsby sig. K7^v A new Sett of Round-hand Copies Alphabetically composed. 1728 Fog's Weekly Jrnl. 23 Nov. (advt.) A new Round-Hand Coppy Book. 1766 A. Serle Treat. Art Writing 61 The capital Round Hand Letters. 1844 A. R. Smith Adventures Mr. Ledbury II. iii. 45 ‘Time flies quickly’, as we learn from the round-hand copies. 1875 T. E. Hill Man. Social & Business Forms p. vi The elegant specimens of penmanship and pen-flourishing, including round-hand writing, old English, German-text, and ornamental script letters, will particularly please. 1911 R. Brooke Let. July (1968) 312 I have stooped to an even more round-hand copper-plate than ever. 1999 S. Rowlands 2nd Stages in Researching Welsh Ancestry 120 Clearly, the Copperplate/Round Hand style of writing was very long-lasting, thus illustrating the conservatism of handwriting. 2. Cricket. Of bowling: = round-arm adj. 1. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > [adjective] > manner of bowling straight-arm1807 straight-armed1827 round-arm1835 round hand1847 underhand1850 round-armed1854 wristy1867 fast-medium1873 under-arm1877 quick1899 windmill1900 body line1932 1847 A. D. Paterson Man. of Cricket 42 In round-hand bowling the arm is held out straight, or nearly so, being about on a parallel with the plane of the horizon. 1850 F. W. Lillywhite in F. Lillywhite Guide to Cricketers (ed. 3) 13 Mr. Willes, a Kent gentleman, first introduced round-hand bowling,..and Lambert first practised it..thirty-nine years ago. 1915 R. S. Ball Reminisc. & Lett. 40 I was very successful in swift, round-hand bowling in both innings, taking altogether nine wickets. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1682
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