text hand

noun

1. handwriting characterized by large neat letters.

Word History and Origins

Origin of text hand¹

First recorded in 1535–45

Example Sentences

Godine’s favorite of these cards shows an old farmer shoveling great clumps of something or other out of a horse-drawn cart, and the text, hand set, with extra leading, in 18 point Perpetua, says, “Money is like manure. It works best when it is spread around.”

From New York Times

Text′-book, a book containing the leading principles of a science; Text′-hand, a large hand in writing—so called because it was the practice to write the text of a book in large-hand; Text′-man, Tex′tūalist, one ready in citing Scripture texts: one who adheres to the text.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

The whole face of Nature has undergone, since last month, an obvious change; obvious to those who delight to observe all her changes and operations, but not sufficiently striking to insist on being seen generally by those who can read no characters but such as are written in a text hand.

From Project Gutenberg

I wrote the name in a fine text hand, as though to say, "No more blunders, madam, this is large as print."

From Project Gutenberg

“Oh! if ye come to go to be a-leaving off of names, old Timothy, you’ll find I’ve a way of writing my card with my five fingers here in a text hand as no gentleman can mistake.”

From Project Gutenberg