handwriting

Definition

The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.

Etymology

From hand + writing, equal to handwrite + -ing.

Example Sentences

• "He took up the letter: well did he know the delicate and graceful handwriting; but he saw that the characters were tremulous, and it had obviously been written at different times."
• "It was still early in the morning when Elettra brought her a letter, bearing the postmark of the city, and addressed in one of those small, clear handwritings which seem naturally to belong to scholars and students."
• "In some handwritings of the seventh or eighth century, where the letters have a round form, the substitution of OT for EG would be far from difficult."

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