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The activity of superscribing
Answer for the clue "The activity of superscribing ", 14 letters:
superscription
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Word definitions for superscription in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., from Latin superscriptionem (nominative superscriptio ) "a writing above," noun of action from past participle stem of superscribere (see superscript ).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Superscription \Su`per*scrip"tion\, n. [L. superscriptio. See Superscribe .] The act of superscribing. That which is written or engraved on the surface, outside, or above something else; specifically, an address on a letter, envelope, or the like. --Holland. ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an inscription written above something else the activity of superscribing
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Something written (or engraved) on the surface, outside, or above something else; specifically, an address on a letter, envelope, etc. 2 An editorial addition at the beginning, often indicating the authorship of a piece; compare colophon. 3 The act ...
Usage examples of superscription.
The Bravo took the paper, and held the superscription again to the light.
Thus does Milton appropriate the wealth of past literature, secure of being able to recoin it with his own image and superscription.
It is not merely a melting and a restamping of old coin with a new superscription, a new sovereignty--a composite face instead of a personal likeness--it is the making, as I have said in other illustrations and metaphors, of a new race.
No two of the envelopes were alike, and no two of the superscriptions were in the same hand, but the letters inside were just like each other in every detail but one.
This message sealed into a second envelope without superscription, he lighted a cigarette and sat smiling with anticipative relish through its smoke, a smile swiftly abolished as the door re-opened.
His convict servant had, according to his instructions, sat up for him, and as he entered, the man handed him a letter, bearing a superscription in a female hand.