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swash letter

noun

  1. an ornamental italic capital letter having a flourish extending beyond the body of the type.


swash letter

noun

  1. printing a decorative letter, esp an ornamental italic capital
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of swash letter1

First recorded in 1675–85
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Word History and Origins

Origin of swash letter1

C17 swash (n, in the sense: the decorative flourish of an ornamental letter) from aswash aslant

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