text hand

noun

1. handwriting characterized by large neat letters.

Word History and Origins

Origin of text hand¹

First recorded in 1535–45

Example Sentences

She had more than three miles of testimonials, if all had been written out in a line in text hand and measured.

From Project Gutenberg

I used to write that as a text-hand copy in a nicely-ruled book that I used to blot with inky fingers.

From Project Gutenberg

On another page, he is corrected by r2, or possibly the text-hand.

From Project Gutenberg

This letter is written between double-ruled lines in a round text hand.

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There is the round hand, and the Italian hand, the text hand, and the running hand.

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