swash
pronunciation
How to pronounce swash in British English:
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Word Origin
- swash (n.)
- 1530s, "the fall of a heavy body or blow," probably imitative. It also meant "pig-wash, filth, wet refuse" (1520s) and may have been imitative of the sound of water dashing against solid objects. The meaning "a body of splashing water" is first found 1670s; that of "a dashing or splashing" is from 1847. Swash-letters (1883) are italic capitals with flourished projections.
- swash (v.)
- 1580s, "spill or splash (water) about," 1530s, possibly from wash (v.) with an intensifying s-, or imitative of the sound of water dashing against solid objects. Related: Swashed; swashing.
Example
- 1. Not every font family has a swash variant .
- 2. Analyses on swash plate moment of axial plunger pump .
- 3. Most common are swash capitals , but also swash lowercase characters and swash-beginnings and - endings exist .
- 4. Swash letter : a florid version of standard italic capital letters , usually used for ornamentation .
- 5. Swash letter : a florid version of standard italic capital letters , usually used for ornamentation . Swash capitals are often used with italic lower case letters .