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noun

handwriting characterized by large neat letters.

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Origin of text hand

First recorded in 1535–45

Words nearby text hand

textbook, textbookish, text edition, text editor, texter, text hand, textile, textlationship, text message, text messaging, text processing

How to use text hand in a sentence

She had more than three miles of testimonials, if all had been written out in a line in text hand and measured.
Sweethearts at Home|S. R. Crockett
I used to write that as a text-hand copy in a nicely-ruled book that I used to blot with inky fingers.
The Master of the Ceremonies|George Manville Fenn
On another page, he is corrected by r2, or possibly the text-hand.
The Supposed Autographa of John the Scot|Edward Kennard Rand
This letter is written between double-ruled lines in a round text hand.
Every Girl's Library, Volume 8 of 10|Various

There is the round hand, and the Italian hand, the text hand, and the running hand.
Four Early Pamphlets|William Godwin