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written matter

n. matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials [syn: copy]

Usage examples of "written matter".

Obscenity, _it said_, is any picture or phonograph record or any written matter calling attention to reproductive organs, bodily discharges, or bodily hair.

Then came some two pages of closely written matter, expressed in secret signs that Fonseca translated as he read.

Marrying Valerie, having kids, having a skill or art or the ability to produce written matter that earned me a living made me happy.

In the interim, Howe had written matter-of-factly to Clinton, “.

Eleven days later Kidder called Conant and gave specific instructions on how to equip his receiver with a facsimile set which would enable Kidder to send written matter over the air.

Like any half-equipped bookshop, the entire world's output of written matter is in easy reach.