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hand letter
1noun
- a brass letter, mounted in a handle, for printing on the cover of a handbound book.
hand-letter
2[ hand-let-er ]
verb (used with object)
- to print by hand:
She hand-lettered a “for sale” sign.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hand letter1
First recorded in 1885–90
Origin of hand letter2
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
Beside the long-hand letter, there is also painted in the same color a smaller letter in print type.
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He folded the left-hand letter, and put it beneath his left heel, and stood upon it so; and then opened the right-hand letter.
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He folded the right-hand letter, and put it beneath his right heel; then folding his two arms, stood upon both the letters.
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One might as well wear second-hand clothing as get a second-hand letter.
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He would have to write to Helen, an easy, off-hand letter, to say that he had come to London for a day or so.
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