| slovo | definícia |
writing
(mass) | writing
- písanie |
writing
(encz) | writing,dokument n: Zdeněk Brož |
writing
(encz) | writing,listina n: Zdeněk Brož |
writing
(encz) | writing,psaní n: |
writing
(encz) | writing,rukopis n: Zdeněk Brož |
Writing
(gcide) | Write \Write\, v. t. [imp. Wrote; p. p. Written; Archaic
imp. & p. p. Writ; p. pr. & vb. n. Writing.] [OE. writen,
AS. wr[imac]tan; originally, to scratch, to score; akin to
OS. wr[imac]tan to write, to tear, to wound, D. rijten to
tear, to rend, G. reissen, OHG. r[imac]zan, Icel. r[imac]ta
to write, Goth. writs a stroke, dash, letter. Cf. Race
tribe, lineage.]
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1. To set down, as legible characters; to form the conveyance
of meaning; to inscribe on any material by a suitable
instrument; as, to write the characters called letters; to
write figures.
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2. To set down for reading; to express in legible or
intelligible characters; to inscribe; as, to write a deed;
to write a bill of divorcement; hence, specifically, to
set down in an epistle; to communicate by letter.
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Last night she enjoined me to write some lines to
one she loves. --Shak.
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I chose to write the thing I durst not speak
To her I loved. --Prior.
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3. Hence, to compose or produce, as an author.
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I purpose to write the history of England from the
accession of King James the Second down to a time
within the memory of men still living. --Macaulay.
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4. To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave; as, truth
written on the heart.
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5. To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own
written testimony; -- often used reflexively.
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He who writes himself by his own inscription is like
an ill painter, who, by writing on a shapeless
picture which he hath drawn, is fain to tell
passengers what shape it is, which else no man could
imagine. --Milton.
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To write to, to communicate by a written document to.
Written laws, laws deriving their force from express
legislative enactment, as contradistinguished from
unwritten, or common, law. See the Note under Law, and
Common law, under Common, a.
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Writing
(gcide) | Writing \Writ"ing\, n.
1. The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper,
wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of
recording the ideas which characters and words express, or
of communicating them to others by visible signs.
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2. Anything written or printed; anything expressed in
characters or letters; as:
(a) Any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an
agreement, or the like.
(b) Any written composition; a pamphlet; a work; a
literary production; a book; as, the writings of
Addison.
(c) An inscription.
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And Pilate wrote a title . . . And the writing
was, Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.
--John xix.
19.
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3. Handwriting; chirography.
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Writing book, a book for practice in penmanship.
Writing desk, a desk with a sloping top for writing upon;
also, a case containing writing materials, and used in a
similar manner.
Writing lark (Zool.), the European yellow-hammer; -- so
called from the curious irregular lines on its eggs.
[Prov. Eng.]
Writing machine. Same as Typewriter.
Writing master, one who teaches the art of penmanship.
Writing obligatory (Law), a bond.
Writing paper, paper intended for writing upon with ink,
usually finished with a smooth surface, and sized.
Writing school, a school for instruction in penmanship.
Writing table, a table fitted or used for writing upon.
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writing
(wn) | writing
n 1: the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of
therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
[syn: writing, authorship, composition, penning]
2: the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the
alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view
of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is
excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"
[syn: writing, written material, piece of writing]
3: (usually plural) the collected work of an author; "the idea
occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings"
4: letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface
to represent the sounds or words of a language; "he turned
the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's
writing was illegible"
5: the activity of putting something in written form; "she did
the thinking while he did the writing" [syn: writing,
committal to writing] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
writing
(mass) | writing
- písanie |
committal to writing
(encz) | committal to writing, n: |
cursive writing
(encz) | cursive writing,spojované písmo |
handwriting
(encz) | handwriting,ruční psaní Hynek Hankehandwriting,rukopis n: Zdeněk Brož |
handwriting expert
(encz) | handwriting expert, n: |
in writing
(encz) | in writing,písemně Zdeněk Brožin writing,písemnou cestou Zdeněk Brož |
overwriting
(encz) | overwriting,přepisování n: Zdeněk Brož |
pad (writing)
(encz) | pad (writing),blok n: |
picture writing
(encz) | picture writing,hieroglyfy Zdeněk Brožpicture writing,obrázkové písmo Zdeněk Brož |
picture-writing
(encz) | picture-writing,hieroglyfy n: Zdeněk Brožpicture-writing,obrázkové písmo n: Zdeněk Brož |
piece of writing
(encz) | piece of writing, n: |
playwriting
(encz) | playwriting, |
religious writing
(encz) | religious writing, n: |
revolving underwriting facility
(encz) | revolving underwriting facility, |
rewriting
(encz) | rewriting,přepisování n: Zdeněk Brož |
sacred writing
(encz) | sacred writing, n: |
scriptwriting
(encz) | scriptwriting, |
secret writing
(encz) | secret writing, n: |
skywriting
(encz) | skywriting,reklamy na obloze Zdeněk Brož |
songwriting
(encz) | songwriting, |
sportswriting
(encz) | sportswriting, |
the handwriting is on the wall
(encz) | the handwriting is on the wall, |
typewriting
(encz) | typewriting, |
underwriting
(encz) | underwriting,upisování Jaroslav Šedivý |
underwriting bank
(encz) | underwriting bank, |
underwriting commission
(encz) | underwriting commission, |
underwriting consortium
(encz) | underwriting consortium, |
underwriting fee
(encz) | underwriting fee, |
underwriting group
(encz) | underwriting group, |
underwriting pool
(encz) | underwriting pool, |
writing
(encz) | writing,dokument n: Zdeněk Brožwriting,listina n: Zdeněk Brožwriting,psaní n: writing,rukopis n: Zdeněk Brož |
writing arm
(encz) | writing arm, n: |
writing assignment
(encz) | writing assignment, n: |
writing board
(encz) | writing board, n: |
writing desk
(encz) | writing desk,psací stůl n: Zdeněk Brož |
writing implement
(encz) | writing implement, n: |
writing ink
(encz) | writing ink, n: |
writing pad
(encz) | writing pad,blok n: |
writing paper
(encz) | writing paper,dopisní papír n: |
writing style
(encz) | writing style, n: |
writing system
(encz) | writing system, n: |
writing table
(encz) | writing table, n: |
writing-desk
(encz) | writing-desk,psací stůl Zdeněk Brož |
writing-paper
(encz) | writing-paper,dopisní papír Zdeněk Brož |
writings
(encz) | writings,psaná díla n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
what fresh hell is this? (from the writings of dorothy parker)
(czen) | What Fresh Hell Is This? (from the writings of Dorothy
Parker),WFHIT[zkr.] |
Epistolographic character of writing
(gcide) | Epistolographic \E*pis`to*lo*graph"ic\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F.
['e]pistolographique.]
Pertaining to the writing of letters; used in writing
letters; epistolary.
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Epistolographic character of writing or {Epistolographic
mode of writing}, the same as Demotic character. See under
Demotic.
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Epistolographic mode of writing
(gcide) | Epistolographic \E*pis`to*lo*graph"ic\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F.
['e]pistolographique.]
Pertaining to the writing of letters; used in writing
letters; epistolary.
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Epistolographic character of writing or {Epistolographic
mode of writing}, the same as Demotic character. See under
Demotic.
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Handwriting
(gcide) | Handwriting \Hand"writ`ing\ (-r[imac]t"[i^]ng), n.
1. The cast or form of writing peculiar to each hand or
person; chirography.
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2. That which is written by hand; manuscript.
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The handwriting on the wall, a doom pronounced; an omen of
disaster. --Dan. v. 5.
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Majuscule writing
(gcide) | Majuscule \Ma*jus"cule\, n. [Cf. F. majuscule. See
Majusculae.]
A capital letter; especially, one used in ancient
manuscripts. See Majusculae.
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Majuscule writing, writing composed wholly of capital
letters, especially the style which prevailed in Europe
from the third to the sixth century.
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Manifold writing
(gcide) | Manifold \Man"i*fold\, a. [AS. manigfeald. See Many, and
Fold.]
1. Various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous;
multiplied; complicated.
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O Lord, how manifold are thy works! --Ps. civ. 24.
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I know your manifold transgressions. --Amos v. 12.
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2. Exhibited at divers times or in various ways; -- used to
qualify nouns in the singular number. "The manifold wisdom
of God." --Eph. iii. 10. "The manifold grace of God." --1
Pet. iv. 10.
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Manifold writing, a process or method by which several
copies, as of a letter, are simultaneously made, sheets of
coloring paper being infolded with thin sheets of plain
paper upon which the marks made by a stylus or a
type-writer are transferred; writing several copies of a
document at once by use of carbon paper or the like.
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Mirror writing
(gcide) | Mirror \Mir"ror\, n. [OE. mirour, F. miroir, OF. also mireor,
fr. (assumed) LL. miratorium, fr. mirare to look at, L.
mirari to wonder. See Marvel, and cf. Miracle,
Mirador.]
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1. A looking-glass or a speculum; any glass or polished
substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of
light.
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And in her hand she held a mirror bright,
Wherein her face she often view[`e]d fair.
--Spenser.
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2. That which gives a true representation, or in which a true
image may be seen; hence, a pattern; an exemplar.
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She is mirour of all courtesy. --Chaucer.
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O goddess, heavenly bright,
Mirror of grace and majesty divine. --Spenser.
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3. (Zool.) See Speculum.
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Mirror carp (Zool.), a domesticated variety of the carp,
having only three or fur rows of very large scales side.
Mirror plate.
(a) A flat glass mirror without a frame.
(b) Flat glass used for making mirrors.
Mirror writing, a manner or form of backward writing,
making manuscript resembling in slant and order of letters
the reflection of ordinary writing in a mirror. The
substitution of this manner of writing for the common
manner is a symptom of some kinds of nervous disease.
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Picture writing
(gcide) | Picture \Pic"ture\, n. [L. pictura, fr. pingere, pictum, to
paint: cf. F. peinture. See Paint.]
1. The art of painting; representation by painting. [Obs.]
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Any well-expressed image . . . either in picture or
sculpture. --Sir H.
Wotton.
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2. A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a
building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, produced
by means of painting, drawing, engraving, photography,
etc.; a representation in colors. By extension, a figure;
a model.
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Pictures and shapes are but secondary objects.
--Bacon.
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The young king's picture . . . in virgin wax.
--Howell.
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3. An image or resemblance; a representation, either to the
eye or to the mind; that which, by its likeness, brings
vividly to mind some other thing; as, a child is the
picture of his father; the man is the picture of grief.
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My eyes make pictures when they are shut.
--Coleridge.
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Note: Picture is often used adjectively, or in forming
self-explaining compounds; as, picture book or
picture-book, picture frame or picture-frame, picture
seller or picture-seller, etc.
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Animated picture, a moving picture.
Picture gallery, a gallery, or large apartment, devoted to
the exhibition of pictures.
Picture red, a rod of metal tube fixed to the walls of a
room, from which pictures are hung.
Picture writing.
(a) The art of recording events, or of expressing
messages, by means of pictures representing the
actions or circumstances in question. --Tylor.
(b) The record or message so represented; as, the picture
writing of the American Indians.
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Syn: Picture, Painting.
Usage: Every kind of representation by drawing or painting is
a picture, whether made with oil colors, water colors,
pencil, crayons, or India ink; strictly, a painting is
a picture made by means of colored paints, usually
applied moist with a brush.
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The handwriting on the wall
(gcide) | Handwriting \Hand"writ`ing\ (-r[imac]t"[i^]ng), n.
1. The cast or form of writing peculiar to each hand or
person; chirography.
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2. That which is written by hand; manuscript.
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The handwriting on the wall, a doom pronounced; an omen of
disaster. --Dan. v. 5.
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Typewriting
(gcide) | Typewriting \Type"writ`ing\, n.
The act or art of using a typewriter; also, a print made with
a typewriter.
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Underwriting
(gcide) | Underwriting \Un"der*writ`ing\, n.
The business of an underwriter,
[1913 Webster]Underwrite \Un`der*write"\, v. t. [imp. Underwrote, Obs.
Underwrit; p. p. Underwritten, Obs. Underwrit; p. pr. &
vb. n. Underwriting.]
1. To write under something else; to subscribe.
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What addition and change I have made I have here
underwritten. --Bp.
Sanderson.
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2. To subscribe one's name to for insurance, especially for
marine insurance; to write one's name under, or set one's
name to, as a policy of insurance, for the purpose of
becoming answerable for loss or damage, on consideration
of receiving a certain premium per cent; as, individuals,
as well as companies, may underwrite policies of
insurance. --B. Jonson.
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The broker who procures the insurance ought not, by
underwriting the policy, to deprive the parties of
his unbiased testimony. --Marshall.
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Unwriting
(gcide) | Unwriting \Unwriting\
See writing. |
Writing book
(gcide) | Writing \Writ"ing\, n.
1. The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper,
wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of
recording the ideas which characters and words express, or
of communicating them to others by visible signs.
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2. Anything written or printed; anything expressed in
characters or letters; as:
(a) Any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an
agreement, or the like.
(b) Any written composition; a pamphlet; a work; a
literary production; a book; as, the writings of
Addison.
(c) An inscription.
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And Pilate wrote a title . . . And the writing
was, Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.
--John xix.
19.
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3. Handwriting; chirography.
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Writing book, a book for practice in penmanship.
Writing desk, a desk with a sloping top for writing upon;
also, a case containing writing materials, and used in a
similar manner.
Writing lark (Zool.), the European yellow-hammer; -- so
called from the curious irregular lines on its eggs.
[Prov. Eng.]
Writing machine. Same as Typewriter.
Writing master, one who teaches the art of penmanship.
Writing obligatory (Law), a bond.
Writing paper, paper intended for writing upon with ink,
usually finished with a smooth surface, and sized.
Writing school, a school for instruction in penmanship.
Writing table, a table fitted or used for writing upon.
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Writing desk
(gcide) | Writing \Writ"ing\, n.
1. The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper,
wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of
recording the ideas which characters and words express, or
of communicating them to others by visible signs.
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2. Anything written or printed; anything expressed in
characters or letters; as:
(a) Any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an
agreement, or the like.
(b) Any written composition; a pamphlet; a work; a
literary production; a book; as, the writings of
Addison.
(c) An inscription.
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And Pilate wrote a title . . . And the writing
was, Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.
--John xix.
19.
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3. Handwriting; chirography.
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Writing book, a book for practice in penmanship.
Writing desk, a desk with a sloping top for writing upon;
also, a case containing writing materials, and used in a
similar manner.
Writing lark (Zool.), the European yellow-hammer; -- so
called from the curious irregular lines on its eggs.
[Prov. Eng.]
Writing machine. Same as Typewriter.
Writing master, one who teaches the art of penmanship.
Writing obligatory (Law), a bond.
Writing paper, paper intended for writing upon with ink,
usually finished with a smooth surface, and sized.
Writing school, a school for instruction in penmanship.
Writing table, a table fitted or used for writing upon.
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Writing lark
(gcide) | Writing \Writ"ing\, n.
1. The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper,
wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of
recording the ideas which characters and words express, or
of communicating them to others by visible signs.
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2. Anything written or printed; anything expressed in
characters or letters; as:
(a) Any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an
agreement, or the like.
(b) Any written composition; a pamphlet; a work; a
literary production; a book; as, the writings of
Addison.
(c) An inscription.
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And Pilate wrote a title . . . And the writing
was, Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.
--John xix.
19.
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3. Handwriting; chirography.
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Writing book, a book for practice in penmanship.
Writing desk, a desk with a sloping top for writing upon;
also, a case containing writing materials, and used in a
similar manner.
Writing lark (Zool.), the European yellow-hammer; -- so
called from the curious irregular lines on its eggs.
[Prov. Eng.]
Writing machine. Same as Typewriter.
Writing master, one who teaches the art of penmanship.
Writing obligatory (Law), a bond.
Writing paper, paper intended for writing upon with ink,
usually finished with a smooth surface, and sized.
Writing school, a school for instruction in penmanship.
Writing table, a table fitted or used for writing upon.
[1913 Webster]Yellowhammer \Yel"low*ham`mer\, n. [For yellow-ammer, where
ammer is fr. AS. amore a kind of bird; akin to G. ammer a
yellow-hammer, OHG. amero.] (Zool.)
(a) A common European finch (Emberiza citrinella). The
color of the male is bright yellow on the breast,
neck, and sides of the head, with the back yellow and
brown, and the top of the head and the tail quills
blackish. Called also yellow bunting, {scribbling
lark}, and writing lark. [Written also
yellow-ammer.]
(b) The flicker. [Local, U. S.]
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writing lark
(gcide) | Writing \Writ"ing\, n.
1. The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper,
wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of
recording the ideas which characters and words express, or
of communicating them to others by visible signs.
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2. Anything written or printed; anything expressed in
characters or letters; as:
(a) Any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an
agreement, or the like.
(b) Any written composition; a pamphlet; a work; a
literary production; a book; as, the writings of
Addison.
(c) An inscription.
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And Pilate wrote a title . . . And the writing
was, Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.
--John xix.
19.
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3. Handwriting; chirography.
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Writing book, a book for practice in penmanship.
Writing desk, a desk with a sloping top for writing upon;
also, a case containing writing materials, and used in a
similar manner.
Writing lark (Zool.), the European yellow-hammer; -- so
called from the curious irregular lines on its eggs.
[Prov. Eng.]
Writing machine. Same as Typewriter.
Writing master, one who teaches the art of penmanship.
Writing obligatory (Law), a bond.
Writing paper, paper intended for writing upon with ink,
usually finished with a smooth surface, and sized.
Writing school, a school for instruction in penmanship.
Writing table, a table fitted or used for writing upon.
[1913 Webster]Yellowhammer \Yel"low*ham`mer\, n. [For yellow-ammer, where
ammer is fr. AS. amore a kind of bird; akin to G. ammer a
yellow-hammer, OHG. amero.] (Zool.)
(a) A common European finch (Emberiza citrinella). The
color of the male is bright yellow on the breast,
neck, and sides of the head, with the back yellow and
brown, and the top of the head and the tail quills
blackish. Called also yellow bunting, {scribbling
lark}, and writing lark. [Written also
yellow-ammer.]
(b) The flicker. [Local, U. S.]
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Writing machine
(gcide) | Writing \Writ"ing\, n.
1. The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper,
wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of
recording the ideas which characters and words express, or
of communicating them to others by visible signs.
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2. Anything written or printed; anything expressed in
characters or letters; as:
(a) Any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an
agreement, or the like.
(b) Any written composition; a pamphlet; a work; a
literary production; a book; as, the writings of
Addison.
(c) An inscription.
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And Pilate wrote a title . . . And the writing
was, Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.
--John xix.
19.
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3. Handwriting; chirography.
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Writing book, a book for practice in penmanship.
Writing desk, a desk with a sloping top for writing upon;
also, a case containing writing materials, and used in a
similar manner.
Writing lark (Zool.), the European yellow-hammer; -- so
called from the curious irregular lines on its eggs.
[Prov. Eng.]
Writing machine. Same as Typewriter.
Writing master, one who teaches the art of penmanship.
Writing obligatory (Law), a bond.
Writing paper, paper intended for writing upon with ink,
usually finished with a smooth surface, and sized.
Writing school, a school for instruction in penmanship.
Writing table, a table fitted or used for writing upon.
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Writing master
(gcide) | Writing \Writ"ing\, n.
1. The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper,
wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of
recording the ideas which characters and words express, or
of communicating them to others by visible signs.
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2. Anything written or printed; anything expressed in
characters or letters; as:
(a) Any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an
agreement, or the like.
(b) Any written composition; a pamphlet; a work; a
literary production; a book; as, the writings of
Addison.
(c) An inscription.
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And Pilate wrote a title . . . And the writing
was, Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.
--John xix.
19.
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3. Handwriting; chirography.
[1913 Webster]
Writing book, a book for practice in penmanship.
Writing desk, a desk with a sloping top for writing upon;
also, a case containing writing materials, and used in a
similar manner.
Writing lark (Zool.), the European yellow-hammer; -- so
called from the curious irregular lines on its eggs.
[Prov. Eng.]
Writing machine. Same as Typewriter.
Writing master, one who teaches the art of penmanship.
Writing obligatory (Law), a bond.
Writing paper, paper intended for writing upon with ink,
usually finished with a smooth surface, and sized.
Writing school, a school for instruction in penmanship.
Writing table, a table fitted or used for writing upon.
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Writing obligatory
(gcide) | Writing \Writ"ing\, n.
1. The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper,
wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of
recording the ideas which characters and words express, or
of communicating them to others by visible signs.
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2. Anything written or printed; anything expressed in
characters or letters; as:
(a) Any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an
agreement, or the like.
(b) Any written composition; a pamphlet; a work; a
literary production; a book; as, the writings of
Addison.
(c) An inscription.
[1913 Webster]
And Pilate wrote a title . . . And the writing
was, Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.
--John xix.
19.
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3. Handwriting; chirography.
[1913 Webster]
Writing book, a book for practice in penmanship.
Writing desk, a desk with a sloping top for writing upon;
also, a case containing writing materials, and used in a
similar manner.
Writing lark (Zool.), the European yellow-hammer; -- so
called from the curious irregular lines on its eggs.
[Prov. Eng.]
Writing machine. Same as Typewriter.
Writing master, one who teaches the art of penmanship.
Writing obligatory (Law), a bond.
Writing paper, paper intended for writing upon with ink,
usually finished with a smooth surface, and sized.
Writing school, a school for instruction in penmanship.
Writing table, a table fitted or used for writing upon.
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Writing paper
(gcide) | Writing \Writ"ing\, n.
1. The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper,
wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of
recording the ideas which characters and words express, or
of communicating them to others by visible signs.
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2. Anything written or printed; anything expressed in
characters or letters; as:
(a) Any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an
agreement, or the like.
(b) Any written composition; a pamphlet; a work; a
literary production; a book; as, the writings of
Addison.
(c) An inscription.
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And Pilate wrote a title . . . And the writing
was, Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.
--John xix.
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3. Handwriting; chirography.
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Writing book, a book for practice in penmanship.
Writing desk, a desk with a sloping top for writing upon;
also, a case containing writing materials, and used in a
similar manner.
Writing lark (Zool.), the European yellow-hammer; -- so
called from the curious irregular lines on its eggs.
[Prov. Eng.]
Writing machine. Same as Typewriter.
Writing master, one who teaches the art of penmanship.
Writing obligatory (Law), a bond.
Writing paper, paper intended for writing upon with ink,
usually finished with a smooth surface, and sized.
Writing school, a school for instruction in penmanship.
Writing table, a table fitted or used for writing upon.
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Writing school
(gcide) | Writing \Writ"ing\, n.
1. The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper,
wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of
recording the ideas which characters and words express, or
of communicating them to others by visible signs.
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2. Anything written or printed; anything expressed in
characters or letters; as:
(a) Any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an
agreement, or the like.
(b) Any written composition; a pamphlet; a work; a
literary production; a book; as, the writings of
Addison.
(c) An inscription.
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And Pilate wrote a title . . . And the writing
was, Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.
--John xix.
19.
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3. Handwriting; chirography.
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Writing book, a book for practice in penmanship.
Writing desk, a desk with a sloping top for writing upon;
also, a case containing writing materials, and used in a
similar manner.
Writing lark (Zool.), the European yellow-hammer; -- so
called from the curious irregular lines on its eggs.
[Prov. Eng.]
Writing machine. Same as Typewriter.
Writing master, one who teaches the art of penmanship.
Writing obligatory (Law), a bond.
Writing paper, paper intended for writing upon with ink,
usually finished with a smooth surface, and sized.
Writing school, a school for instruction in penmanship.
Writing table, a table fitted or used for writing upon.
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Writing table
(gcide) | Writing \Writ"ing\, n.
1. The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper,
wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of
recording the ideas which characters and words express, or
of communicating them to others by visible signs.
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2. Anything written or printed; anything expressed in
characters or letters; as:
(a) Any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an
agreement, or the like.
(b) Any written composition; a pamphlet; a work; a
literary production; a book; as, the writings of
Addison.
(c) An inscription.
[1913 Webster]
And Pilate wrote a title . . . And the writing
was, Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.
--John xix.
19.
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3. Handwriting; chirography.
[1913 Webster]
Writing book, a book for practice in penmanship.
Writing desk, a desk with a sloping top for writing upon;
also, a case containing writing materials, and used in a
similar manner.
Writing lark (Zool.), the European yellow-hammer; -- so
called from the curious irregular lines on its eggs.
[Prov. Eng.]
Writing machine. Same as Typewriter.
Writing master, one who teaches the art of penmanship.
Writing obligatory (Law), a bond.
Writing paper, paper intended for writing upon with ink,
usually finished with a smooth surface, and sized.
Writing school, a school for instruction in penmanship.
Writing table, a table fitted or used for writing upon.
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alphabetic writing
(wn) | alphabetic writing
n 1: a writing system based on alphabetic characters [syn:
alphabetic writing, alphabetic script] |
committal to writing
(wn) | committal to writing
n 1: the activity of putting something in written form; "she did
the thinking while he did the writing" [syn: writing,
committal to writing] |
handwriting
(wn) | handwriting
n 1: something written by hand; "she recognized his
handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" [syn: handwriting,
hand, script]
2: the activity of writing by hand; "handwriting can be slow and
painful for one with arthritis" |
handwriting expert
(wn) | handwriting expert
n 1: a specialist in inferring character from handwriting [syn:
graphologist, handwriting expert] |
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