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单词 swash letter
释义

swash letter


noun

an ornamental italic capital letter having a flourish extending beyond the body of the type.

Origin of swash letter

First recorded in 1675–85

Words nearby swash letter

swash, swashbuckle, swashbuckler, swashbuckling, swashing, swash letter, swash plate, swastika, swat, swatch, swath
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British Dictionary definitions for swash letter

swash letter

noun

printing a decorative letter, esp an ornamental italic capital

Word Origin for swash letter

C17 swash (n, in the sense: the decorative flourish of an ornamental letter) from aswash aslant
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