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noun
an ornamental italic capital letter having a flourish extending beyond the body of the type.
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Origin of swash letter
First recorded in 1675–85
Words nearby swash letter
swash, swashbuckle, swashbuckler, swashbuckling, swashing, swash letter, swash plate, swastika, swat, swatch, swath
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British Dictionary definitions for swash letter
swash letter
noun
printing a decorative letter, esp an ornamental italic capital
Word Origin for swash letter
C17 swash (n, in the sense: the decorative flourish of an ornamental letter) from aswash aslant
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