sans serif

[sanz]

noun Printing.

a style of monotonal type without serifs.

Origin of sans serif

First recorded in 1820–30

Related formssans-ser·if

[sanz-ser-if] /ˌsænzˈsɛr ɪf/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for sans-serif

Historical Examples of sans-serif

New Zealand stamps overprinted "Samoa" in sans-serif type 2mm.
The Postage Stamp in War
Fred. J. Melville
Text printed in blackletter (gothic) type is shown in the e-text as sans-serif.
A Treatise on Wood Engraving
John Jackson
Text in sans-serif type was originally printed in blackletter (Gothic, Old English).
The Path-Way to Knowledg
Robert Record
The parts originally printed in Roman type are here shown in a sans-serif font to keep the visual distinction.
A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful
Peter Martyr

British Dictionary definitions for sans-serif

sans serif

sanserif

noun

a style of printer's typeface in which the characters have no serifs

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Word Origin and History for sans-serif

also sanserif, 1830, from French sans "without" (see sans) + English serif, from earlier ceref, perhaps from Dutch schreef "a line, a stroke," related to schrijven "to write," from Latin scribere (see script (n.)).