单词 | swash letter |
释义 | swash letter in British Englishnoun printing a decorative letter, esp an ornamental italic capital Word origin C17 swash (n, in the sense: the decorative flourish of an ornamental letter) from aswash aslantswash letter in American Englishnoun an ornamental italic capital letter having a flourish extending beyond the body of the type Word origin [1675–85]This word is first recorded in the period 1675–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: constitutional, denature, eclectic, hustle, retouch |
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