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View synonyms for block letter

block letter

noun

  1. Printing. a sans-serif typeface or letter, usually compressed and having tight curves.
  2. a simple, hand-printed capital letter.


block letter

noun

  1. Also calledblock capital a plain capital letter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of block letter1

First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences

Two employees took turns on the ladder, climbing up and down to painstakingly remove the block letters from the marquee sign outside a Burger King location.

Draw a block letter in the centre so that it touches the upper and lower edges of the circle.

Let us suppose that you are working the block letter A. Start from the apex of the letter.

What use was block letter-writing to conceal identity if it was cyphered on Ambassadorial note-paper?

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