单词 | written hand |
释义 | written handn. 1. Writing by hand as a medium; handwritten form. Typically contrasted with print or (later) electronic text. Π 1520 R. Whittington Uulgaria sig. H.iv We be moche bounde to them þt brought in þe craft of pryntynge... Hit concludeth many thynges in shorter space than the wrytten hand doeth. 1582 T. Watson Ἑκατομπαθία: Passionate Cent. Loue Ep. Ded. This worke..being as yet but in written hand. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 86 An old breviary of written hand and much esteemed. 1675 Mistaken Husband iv. vi. 50 My neighbour here..was Clerk of a Parish once... He has his Written Hand at his Fingers ends. 1781 T. Holcroft Duplicity iv. ii. 54 If I had na' by good hap met wi' John, who has got direction in written hand. 1866 Northampton Mercury 8 Sept. 6/1 So exact was the resemblance of the early types to the written hand, that the printed Bibles are said to have been introduced into the market as in the usual manuscript. 2020 Greenock Tel. (Nexis) 1 Sept. Open the door and college notes, text books, manuals and scribbled memos pour out. Oh sure,..everything, these days, can be Googled but no technology can mimic the comforting reassurance of the written hand. 2. Handwriting; a style or form of this; spec. joined-up handwriting; cursive script. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [noun] handOE scripturea1400 writing1440 written hand1520 hand write1568 handwriting1571 written hand1580 write1591 calligraphy1645 penmanship1695 hand of write1700 manuscript1771 autography1787 calography1803 calligraph1831 script1834 chirography1838 scription1846 hand lettering1864 back-hand1885 society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [noun] > skill in written hand1580 pencraft1600 society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [noun] > cursive written hand1580 joining-hand1583 join-handa1652 running-hand1741 demotic1782 cursive1861 joined-up writing1983 1580 R. Bristow Reply to Fulke x. 373 He therevpon brought out the same Martinus in a faire written hand. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1658 (1955) III. 207 He had..skill to reade most written hands. 1764 S. Foote Mayor of Garret ii. 29 We appoint him our secretary: For Simon..can read written hand. 1849 Chambers's Jrnl. 13 Oct. 239/1 Here, Theresa, see what it [sc. a paper] says: you can read written hand better than I. 2009 A. Knoote-Parke Brand it Purple v. 189 [Referring to promotional postcards.] You can have blanks or pre-printed messages in your written hand. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1520 |
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