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Definition serif

Etymology

From earlier ceriph, ceref, of obscure derivation. There are two (not directly interrelated) candidates for a possible Dutch origin: 1.) the noun schreef (“stroke”, now also “serif” as a semantic loan), related with schrapen (“to scrape”); and 2.) the verb schrafferen (“to provide with horizontal lines, to shade”), from Italian sgraffiare. For the latter compare German Schraffe (“serif”), although this again may be a semantic loan based on the English word rather than original to it.

Noun

serif (plural serifs)

  1. (typography) A short line added to the end of a stroke in traditional typefaces, such as Times New Roman.

Adjective

serif (not comparable)

  1. (typography) Of a typeface, provided with serifs.

Results 363 Words with the letters SERIF

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FIRS 7
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IRE 3
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2 letter words with the letters SERIF 
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IS 2
RE 2
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