handwriting
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tɪŋ noun
Idioms 1.
writing done with a pen or pencil in the hand; script.
2.
a style or manner of writing by hand, especially that which characterizes a particular person; penmanship: an eccentric handwriting.
3.
a handwritten document; manuscript.
4.
handwriting on the wall, a premonition, portent, or clear indication, especially of failure or disaster: The company had ignored the handwriting on the wall and was plunged into bankruptcy. Also, writing on the wall.
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Handwriting
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verb (used with object), hand·wrote or ( Archaic ) hand·writ; hand·writ·ten or ( Archaic ) hand·writ; hand·writ·ing.
to write (something) by hand.
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handwriting (ˈhændˌraɪtɪŋ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | writing by hand rather than by typing or printing |
| 2. | a person's characteristic writing style: that signature is in my handwriting |
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Bible Dictionary
Handwriting definition
(Col. 2:14). The "blotting out the handwriting" is the removal by the grace of the gospel of the condemnation of the law which we had broken.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
Afterward, plug the pen into your main computer, and your bad handwriting is uploaded and transformed into typed text.
Or a pharmacist dispenses the wrong drug because he misreads the doctor's handwriting on the prescription.
Unless you have meticulous handwriting, fill out the form online to avoid errors.
The post office can still decipher his handwriting, and deliver the letter to his intended recipient.
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