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swash letter

noun

  1. an ornamental italic capital letter having a flourish extending beyond the body of the type.

swash letter

noun

  1. printing a decorative letter, esp an ornamental italic capital

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Word History and Origins

Origin of swash letter1

First recorded in 1675–85

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Word History and Origins

Origin of swash letter1

C17 swash (n, in the sense: the decorative flourish of an ornamental letter) from aswash aslant

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