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单词 hand-letter
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hand-letterv.

Brit. /ˈhan(d)ˌlɛtə/, U.S. /ˈhæn(d)ˌlɛdər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., letter v.
Etymology: < hand n. + letter v. Compare earlier hand-lettered adj., hand lettering n., and also earlier hand letter n.
transitive. To apply lettering to (something) by hand; to write (a document, passage, etc.) by hand.
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1895 Street Railway Jrnl. Oct. 92 The ceilings are hand-lettered in gold.
1921 Amer. Mag. Aug. 42/2 He selected a few plain models, placed them in the window, and settled down to hand-letter a sign.
1979 D. A. Ploss Tweens at Deep Lake p. iv/3 As I drew I hand-lettered each panel choosing words that fit the space as well as the meaning.
2006 M. Grebenstein Calligraphy 5 Religious documents hand-lettered in the scriptoria (copying rooms) of monasteries.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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