lettering
pronunciation
How to pronounce lettering in British English:
UK [ˈletərɪŋ]
How to pronounce lettering in American English:
US [ˈlɛtərɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
Word Origin
- lettering (n.)
- 1640s, "act of writing;" 1811 as "act of putting letters on something," verbal noun from letter (v.).
Example
- 1. Walking past my local shoe-menders this morning I notice they now make up signs for you in white lettering on brightly coloured formica .
- 2. By cherry-picking nutritional ( and more likely pseudo-nutritional ) information available in huge lettering on the front of colorful boxes , food companies aim to appease any health or allergen concerns parents might have .
- 3. The school idealised an aesthetic that existed beyond geographical boundaries or national symbols-such as herbert bayer 's designs for a sans serif " universal lettering " and josef hartwig 's demilitarised , geometric chess pieces .
- 4. Meticulous about detail , the film producers dressed him in uniform and blacked-out the gold lettering on his sketch book to make it look less modern , so if he happened to be in shot it wouldn 't matter .
- 5. It was simple - black lettering on cream-colored paper .