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/let"euhr ing/, n.1. the act or process of inscribing with or making letters.2. the letters in an inscription; calligraphy.[1635-45; LETTER1 + -ING1]
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Lettering — Let ter*ing, n. 1. The act or business of making, or marking with, letters, as by cutting or painting. [1913 Webster] 2. The letters made; as, the lettering of a sign. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lettering — UK US /ˈletərɪŋ/ noun [U] ► writing in a particular colour, style, etc.: »The company name appeared on the sign in gold lettering … Financial and business terms
lettering — lettering; pho·to·lettering; … English syllables
lettering — 1640s, act of writing; 1811 as act of putting letters on something, from prp. of LETTER (Cf. letter) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
lettering — [let′eriŋ] n. the process of putting letters on something by inscribing, printing, painting, engraving, etc., or the letters so made … English World dictionary
Lettering — Als Lettering (von engl. letter: Buchstabe) wird die Beschriftung von Sprechblasen in Comics bezeichnet. Die das Lettering gestaltende Person nennt man Letterer, ihre Tätigkeit bezeichnet man mit dem Verb lettern, das im Buchwesen auch als… … Deutsch Wikipedia
lettering — Шрифт (Type, Lettering) 1. Графически упорядоченное изображение знаков определенной cистемы письма. 2. Комплект литер [буква в металле], воспроизводящий какой либо алфавит [упорядоченный список букв языка], а также цифры [знаки, обозначающие… … Шрифтовая терминология
lettering — [[t]le̱tərɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu supp N Lettering is writing, especially when you are describing the type of letters used. ...a small blue sign with white lettering … English dictionary
Lettering — Letter Let ter (l[e^]t t[ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lettered} ( t[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lettering}.] To impress with letters; to mark with letters or words; as, a book gilt and lettered. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lettering — noun Written, especially printed, text. The lettering on the sign made it clear that intruders were unwelcome … Wiktionary
lettering — let·te·ring s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS tipogr., graf., pubbl. studio grafico dei caratteri e progettazione formale di un testo o di una scritta pubblicitaria; la disposizione della scritta che ne risulta {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1965.… … Dizionario italiano
