block letter
Americannoun
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Printing. a sans-serif typeface or letter, usually compressed and having tight curves.
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a simple, hand-printed capital letter.
noun
Etymology
Origin of block letter
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Some argue the block letter handwriting matched that of the infamous “cadaver” letter, complete with the same “Beverley” misspelling.
From Fox News • Feb. 20, 2020
Not wanting to be mistaken for the second group, the club has wisely chosen to trade the offensive cartoon for a block letter “C” on the crown of the players’ caps.
From Washington Times • Oct. 19, 2018
It had tidy columns with block letter headings and drawings on nearly every page.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
Some textile mills have been built in the form of the block letter U, this form having been decided upon as giving the conditions of lowest resultant cost.
From The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, No. 733, January 11, 1890 by Various
The huge block letter message continued to blaze across the monitors.
From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn
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