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The activity of writing by hand
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handwriting
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Wikipedia
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Handwriting may refer to a person's particular style of writing by hand. Handwriting may also refer to: Penmanship , the technique of writing with the hand and a writing instrument. Hand (handwriting) , a distinct style of calligraphy in palaeography Manuscript ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" [syn: hand , script ] the activity of writing by hand; "handwriting can be slow and painful for one with arthritis"
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1500, from hand (n.) + writing , translating Latin manuscriptum . Hand in the sense of "handwriting, style of writing" is from late 14c.\n\nAn ordinary note in his [Horace Greeley's] handwriting is said to have been used for a long time as a railroad ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed. 2 The characteristic writing of a particular person. vb. (present participle of handwrite English)
Usage examples of handwriting.
And then, of course, it would be of the utmost importance if you could spare a day to accompany me to Augsburg to see if the handwriting of these Blofeld families in the Archives, their Christian names and other family details, awaken any memories or connexions in your mind.
These productions, with the exception of the last, were never seen by any one even in the handwriting of Burns, and are one and all wanting in that original vigour of language and manliness of sentiment which distinguish his poetry.
The line of script glowed for a second as the office comps matched handwriting and pressure patterns against her samples on record.
Czech for newts was published, complete with illustrations of Czechoslovak handwriting styles.
Therefore, reading thus plainly the handwriting on the wall, Gato Mgungu seized this opportunity to lay the foundations of future friendship and understanding between them though he knew that Lulimi was an old fraud and his story doubtless a canard.
The handwriting is so vile and shuddering, it gives the appearance of having been written at sea in a Hebridean gale.
He reached for another sheet of paper and scrawled two lines across its china-clay surface, then signed the sheet with spidery handwriting and pushed it across the desk towards the Khedive, his fingers shaking.
A certified graphoanalyst, or handwriting expert, for twenty-five years, Samas, who is also a psychotherapist, had completed undergraduate and graduate studies at Columbia University and once served as the president of the New York chapter of the International Graphoanalysis Society.
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.
Pius IX was back, it was true, supported by the might of a foreign power, but the fact wasand Pius knew itthat the handwriting on the wall of the Lateran Palace was finally indelible.
Han helped pioneer handwriting technology as a timesaving gift for his wife.
Sergeant Whitson had asked the Ramseys for handwriting exemplars to compare with the note, and John had quickly given him two white, lined legal tablets.
The note was written with a black, felt-tip marking pen, and the blocky handwriting appeared to belong to someone who was either extremely nervous or consciously attempting to disguise his or her normal style, possibly by writing with the nondominant hand.
As he reascended the stairs, somewhat more quickly than his wont, Spence gave narrow attention to the handwriting on the envelopes.
First there were the handwriting experts who photographed the signatures, made lantern slides of them, and examined them on the screen.