serif
[ ser-if ]
nounPrinting.
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
Origin of serif
11835–45; perhaps <Dutch schreef line (in writing), akin to schrijven to write
- Also especially British, cer·iph .
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British Dictionary definitions for serif
serif
rarely seriph
/ (ˈsɛrɪf) /
noun
printing a small line at the extremities of a main stroke in a type character
Origin of serif
1C19: perhaps from Dutch schreef dash, probably of Germanic origin, compare Old High German screvōn to engrave
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