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lettering

[let-er-ing] / ˈlɛt ər ɪŋ /
NOUN
block letter
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The first three words are in smaller print on the side while “woman” is in large lettering across the front.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

So he spent hours scouring the internet for a replacement strip and identical lettering which, in the end, he had to iron on by hand.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

“DF-15A” was printed in bold, black lettering on its side.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The gold lettering reads, “Gracias Dios por este logro — Thank you, God, for this accomplishment.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

There’s a small label on it with scuffed lettering.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

Its walls were surmounted by a battlemented parapet; but the gray lead roofs were quite visible behind it, with their gutters, laps, rolls, and skylights, together with incised letterings and shoe-patterns cut by idlers thereon.

From The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy

Chinese letterings dance gayly on the yellow packages.

From A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago by Ben Hecht

Plain script, Old English or Roman are the only letterings used.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter

They would rejoice to devote a leisure hour to pensive letterings in a pleasure-garden, and on an occasional holiday would gladly pursue even their severest studies, book in hand, amidst verdant bowers.

From Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden by David Lester Richardson

He found himself occupying the center of an enormous mandarin rug, with letterings and grotesque designs in rich blood-reds, and blues and yellows and browns.

From Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China by Gayle Porter Hoskins




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