Crossword clues for spencerian
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1863, pertaining to the penmanship system devised by American penman Platt R. Spencer, the "Father of American Writing" (1800-1864), who c.1840 began promoting an elliptical cursive style that became the standard U.S. business hand from 1850s to early 20c. It had an assured but joyous elegance lacking in the later Palmer letters. The word also can be a reference to English philosopher Herbert Spencer (1820-1903).
Wikipedia
Spencerian refers to
- the adjective of Spencer (surname), in particular
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Platt Rogers Spencer (1800–64), US business school activist; in particular
- Spencerian script, business handwriting style
- Spencerian College, for-profit career college in Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky, USA
- Spencerian Business College, various
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Herbert Spencer (1820–1903) social thinker; in particular
- Social Darwinism, application of the biological concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to sociology and politics
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Platt Rogers Spencer (1800–64), US business school activist; in particular
Usage examples of "spencerian".
The other is the Spencerian way, by functional increment, that is to say, by the effect of increased use and constant exposure to varying circumstances during conscious life.
Allen calls this the Spencerian view, and so it is in so far as that Mr.
It was written in a neat Spencerian script that only a schoolteacher or the secretary of a Chamber of Commerce could have achieved.
He recognized the beautiful Spencerian letters, and he verified it by looking at the name on the second sheet.
He took a quick look at the bill sent by the building management, read the politely worded note written in fine, Spencerian handwriting, and made a resolution to pay up the rent as soon as he had some money.
The other is the Spencerian way, by functional increment, that is to say by the effect of increased use and constant exposure to varying circumstances during conscious life.
Miyake, a student of philosophy who remained a rival of Tokutomi throughout their long, concurrent careers, asserted that although a Spencerian type of struggle among nations was unavoidable during the course of historical progress, the process of modernization did not lead inevitably to a universal kind of state.
Sam had written something on the flyleaf in a beautiful Spencerian script.