serifn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈsɛrᵻf/, U.S.

/ˈsɛrəf/

Forms:

α. 1700s– ceriph (now nonstandard), 1800s ceref.

β. 1800s surriph, 1800s syrif, 1800s– serif, 1800s– seriff, 1800s– surryph, 1900s– seriph.

N.E.D. (1912) also records a form seryph.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch schreef.

Etymology: Probably < Dutch schreef line, stroke, mark (Middle Dutch scrēve , screef ; compare Middle Low German schrēve ) < the same Indo-European base as Old High German screvōn to cut, to score (only in the prefixed form giscrevōn ), Old Icelandic skref pace, and Latvian skrīpāt to cut, to score, to engrave. Compare later sanserif n.In later use (1914 or earlier), Dutch schreef is also attested in the sense of the English word. It has been suggested (W. W. Skeat in Notes & Queries 9th Ser. 5 (1900) 345/2) that the spellings with initial cer- or ser- attempt to represent the pronunciation /sx/ of the initial consonant cluster sch in the Dutch noun.

Originally Typography.

A. n.

Any of the cross-strokes or finishing strokes at the end of a principal stroke of a letter. Cf. sanserif n.Small end or cross-strokes were first used by ancient stonecutters to define the limits of the chiselled principal strokes of Roman letters more clearly, and were later added by pen to written texts to give weight and clarity to the ends of the strokes. However, the word serif itself (in its various forms) apparently only came into use as a technical term to describe these finishing strokes with the advent of early modern type-founding; it was subsequently applied to the analogous cross-strokes on handwritten letters.

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society > communication > printing > printed matter > printed character(s) > [noun] > serif

topping1676

serif1785

1785 J. Pinkerton Lett. of Lit. 270 The small Greek letter never admits of what letter-founders call a ceriph, or line across the terminations, as the Roman.

1813 W. Hollins Brit. Standard Cap. Lett. 7 Those projections which appear at the tops and bottoms of some letters... These surriphs..were not originally in use, but were added by the Greeks and Romans.

1841 W. Savage Dict. Art of Printing 163 The fine lines, and the cross strokes at the tops and bottoms of letters, are termed by the letter founders ceriphs.

1902 F. C. Brown Lett. & Lettering i. 3 The serif was adopted in pen letters..[for] the same reasons that caused it to be added to the stone-cut letters, namely, that it definitely finished the free lines.

1986 N. King Big Sales from Small Spaces ii. 46 Typeface with thin lines and delicate serifs lose their style on newsprint and sometimes become unreadable.

2005 New Yorker 5 Dec. 62/1 Verdana is a sans-serif face... so he put serifs on the capital ‘I’ [to disambiguate it].

B. adj. (attributive).

Of a typeface, font, etc.: having letters with serifs; serifed.

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society > communication > printing > printed matter > printed character(s) > [adjective] > others

descending1676

superior1683

inferior1888

serifed1889

serif1904

in-line1923

1904 Inland Printer Dec. 425/2 Eight plates of roman,..four [founded] on the square serif letter of the edition of Pliny, printed at Venice by Nicholaus Jensen in 1476.

1916 ‘Writer’ Ticket-writing & Sign-painting ii. 20 When using serif types, the round letters..may with advantage be a trifle wider, otherwise, not having feet, they are apt to look smaller than the remaining letters.

1948 Amer. Jrnl. Econ. & Sociol. 7 218 The square serif letters, because of the extreme regularity of the word patterns made by the broad, regular lines forming the serifs, are less legible in the mass than any of the other styles.

1988 Lawrence (Kansas) Daily Jrnl. World 4 Sept. 4 c/4 Do you want a serif or sans serif font?

2002 B. Carter Nothing to fall back On 185 New York Woman was spelled out in large serif capital letters.

Derivatives

ˈserifed adj. having serifs.

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society > communication > printing > printed matter > printed character(s) > [adjective] > others

descending1676

superior1683

inferior1888

serifed1889

serif1904

in-line1923

1889 Inland Printer Sept. 1028/1 The long serifed and stiffer faces which became popular during the early part of this century.

1905 F. H. Vizetelly Prepar. Manuscripts for Printer 132 Roman..A style of ceriphed type..whose chief characteristic is its perpendicularity.

1957 S. Morison Aspects of Authority & Freedom 12 It is not impossible that seriffed letters were considered more suitable for a revered text than unseriffed ones.

1992 Gibbons Stamp Monthly Mar. 61/3 Two types of the 1897 cards exist: one has plain capital lettering below the Arms, the other has serifed capitals.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	serif
释义	serifn.adj. Brit. /ˈsɛrᵻf/, U.S. /ˈsɛrəf/ Forms: α. 1700s– ceriph (now nonstandard), 1800s ceref. β. 1800s surriph, 1800s syrif, 1800s– serif, 1800s– seriff, 1800s– surryph, 1900s– seriph. N.E.D. (1912) also records a form seryph. Origin: Probably a borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch schreef. Etymology: Probably < Dutch schreef line, stroke, mark (Middle Dutch scrēve , screef ; compare Middle Low German schrēve ) < the same Indo-European base as Old High German screvōn to cut, to score (only in the prefixed form giscrevōn ), Old Icelandic skref pace, and Latvian skrīpāt to cut, to score, to engrave. Compare later sanserif n.In later use (1914 or earlier), Dutch schreef is also attested in the sense of the English word. It has been suggested (W. W. Skeat in Notes & Queries 9th Ser. 5 (1900) 345/2) that the spellings with initial cer- or ser- attempt to represent the pronunciation /sx/ of the initial consonant cluster sch in the Dutch noun. Originally Typography. A. n. Any of the cross-strokes or finishing strokes at the end of a principal stroke of a letter. Cf. sanserif n.Small end or cross-strokes were first used by ancient stonecutters to define the limits of the chiselled principal strokes of Roman letters more clearly, and were later added by pen to written texts to give weight and clarity to the ends of the strokes. However, the word serif itself (in its various forms) apparently only came into use as a technical term to describe these finishing strokes with the advent of early modern type-founding; it was subsequently applied to the analogous cross-strokes on handwritten letters. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > printed matter > printed character(s) > [noun] > serif topping1676 serif1785 1785 J. Pinkerton Lett. of Lit. 270 The small Greek letter never admits of what letter-founders call a ceriph, or line across the terminations, as the Roman. 1813 W. Hollins Brit. Standard Cap. Lett. 7 Those projections which appear at the tops and bottoms of some letters... These surriphs..were not originally in use, but were added by the Greeks and Romans. 1841 W. Savage Dict. Art of Printing 163 The fine lines, and the cross strokes at the tops and bottoms of letters, are termed by the letter founders ceriphs. 1902 F. C. Brown Lett. & Lettering i. 3 The serif was adopted in pen letters..[for] the same reasons that caused it to be added to the stone-cut letters, namely, that it definitely finished the free lines. 1986 N. King Big Sales from Small Spaces ii. 46 Typeface with thin lines and delicate serifs lose their style on newsprint and sometimes become unreadable. 2005 New Yorker 5 Dec. 62/1 Verdana is a sans-serif face... so he put serifs on the capital ‘I’ [to disambiguate it]. B. adj. (attributive). Of a typeface, font, etc.: having letters with serifs; serifed. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > printed matter > printed character(s) > [adjective] > others descending1676 superior1683 inferior1888 serifed1889 serif1904 in-line1923 1904 Inland Printer Dec. 425/2 Eight plates of roman,..four [founded] on the square serif letter of the edition of Pliny, printed at Venice by Nicholaus Jensen in 1476. 1916 ‘Writer’ Ticket-writing & Sign-painting ii. 20 When using serif types, the round letters..may with advantage be a trifle wider, otherwise, not having feet, they are apt to look smaller than the remaining letters. 1948 Amer. Jrnl. Econ. & Sociol. 7 218 The square serif letters, because of the extreme regularity of the word patterns made by the broad, regular lines forming the serifs, are less legible in the mass than any of the other styles. 1988 Lawrence (Kansas) Daily Jrnl. World 4 Sept. 4 c/4 Do you want a serif or sans serif font? 2002 B. Carter Nothing to fall back On 185 New York Woman was spelled out in large serif capital letters. Derivatives ˈserifed adj. having serifs. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > printed matter > printed character(s) > [adjective] > others descending1676 superior1683 inferior1888 serifed1889 serif1904 in-line1923 1889 Inland Printer Sept. 1028/1 The long serifed and stiffer faces which became popular during the early part of this century. 1905 F. H. Vizetelly Prepar. Manuscripts for Printer 132 Roman..A style of ceriphed type..whose chief characteristic is its perpendicularity. 1957 S. Morison Aspects of Authority & Freedom 12 It is not impossible that seriffed letters were considered more suitable for a revered text than unseriffed ones. 1992 Gibbons Stamp Monthly Mar. 61/3 Two types of the 1897 cards exist: one has plain capital lettering below the Arms, the other has serifed capitals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1785
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