Crossword clues for superscription
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Superscription \Su`per*scrip"tion\, n. [L. superscriptio. See Superscribe.]
The act of superscribing.
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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.The superscription of his accusation was written over, The King of the Jews.
--Mark xv. 26. (Pharm.) That part of a prescription which contains the Latin word recipe (Take) or the sign ?.
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).
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 of superscribe.
WordNet
n. an inscription written above something else
the activity of superscribing
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.