round hand

American  

noun

1. a style of handwriting in which the letters are round, full, and clearly separated.

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round hand British  

noun

1. a style of handwriting with large rounded curves Compare italic copperplate

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Etymology

Origin of round hand

First recorded in 1675–85

Example Sentences

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round hand

“Elmo,” Boo says, walking to the TV with her round hand outstretched as if she were handing the penny to him.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

A fantastic hocus-pocus, a witches' sabbath of abbreviated symbols, written in a childish round hand which was the obvious result of Miss Spoelmann's peculiar way of holding her pen, covered the pages.

From Royal Highness by Mann, Thomas

The clerk made many notes on foolscap sheets in a large, round hand, and Mrs. Carshaw, seated in the train, read them many times through her gold-mounted lorgnette.

From The Bartlett Mystery by Tracy, Louis

"Poor capital to start on," said the Englishman, in his bluff manner, as he examined the article in question; "now you do not happen to write a good round hand, do you?"

From The Firebrand by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

There are fifty-two long lines in each page, in a fine round hand, the accents being sometimes neglected, and eta unusually like our English letter h.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose