˜yÐÄvlog

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serif

[ ser-if ]

noun

Printing.
  1. a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.


serif

/ ˈ²õÉ›°ùɪ´Ú /

noun

  1. printing a small line at the extremities of a main stroke in a type character
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of serif1

1835–45; perhaps < Dutch schreef line (in writing), akin to schrijven to write
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of serif1

C19: perhaps from Dutch schreef dash, probably of Germanic origin, compare Old High German ²õ³¦°ù±ð±¹Å²Ô to engrave
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Example Sentences

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Its name is a pun on the sans serif group of typefaces, and the island was depicted as being shaped like a semi-colon.

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Frosted windows on doors with the old-school gold sans serif font long used by county departments.

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This time she wrote her messages in a childlike sans serif that a designer friend of the artist later turned into a custom font, for more efficient printing.

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With its straight hairline serifs and high degree of contrast between thick and thin strokes, Bodoni has an elegant literary appearance.

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The big divide in the world of typeface is between serif, or letters with small lines or tails attached to their edges, and sans serif, letters without those lines that have a smoother look.

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