superscribe
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From Time Magazine Archive
How shall I superscribe to your new lodgings, pray, madams?
From The Journal to Stella by Swift, Jonathan
The text is preceded by a Brief Preface, which, however, Luther, considering it a part of the Catechism, did not designate and superscribe as such.
From Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church by Bente, F. (Friedrich)
Witch is all at present, beginnin and endin to the everlastin power of almighty joys eternal; umbelly beggin leave to superscribe meself.
From Anna St. Ives by Holcroft, Thomas
I imagine that by this time you are at Paris; or will be before the arrival of this letter; which, according to your directions, I shall superscribe Poste restante.
From Anna St. Ives by Holcroft, Thomas
The letter was superscribed to "the President of the United Stales."
From Time Magazine Archive
It enclosed a second letter superscribed to Mr. George Kelly, and prayed the banker to add to the superscription Mr. Kelly's address.
From Parson Kelly by Lang, Andrew
A few days after the events recorded in the last chapter, a letter was received at the residence of one of the compilers of these records, superscribed Q.K.
From The History and Records of the Elephant Club by Doesticks, Q. K. Philander
With the ardour that might have been expected I first tore open the envelope superscribed by Inez.
From The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba by Symons, W. Christian
Among the letters which had formed part of Rollo's credentials there was one superscribed "To be opened in the camp of General Cabrera."
From The Firebrand by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
Sū′perscript, Superscrip′tion, act of superscribing: that which is written or engraved above or on the outside.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
"Let me take your mail out to little Pete," I said to the Doctor, who was superscribing his last letter, when I came in from the morning's sport.
From A Cry in the Wilderness by Waller, Mary E. (Mary Ella)
Written, signed, and sealed, five minutes and eleven seconds after the receipt of yours, allowing seven seconds for sealing and superscribing, from my bed-side, just eleven minutes after eleven, Sept.
From The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2 by Browning, William Ernst
She had posters for the entire State printed in Rochester, her father, brother Merritt, and Mary Luther folding and superscribing to all the postmasters and the sheriff of every county.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
