text hand
English
Alternative forms
text-hand
Noun
text hand (countable and uncountable, plural text hands)
- (dated) A style of large handwriting, often in uppercase letters, formerly used for the text of a book, contrasting with the smaller hand used for the notes.
- write in text hand
Coordinate terms
- large hand
- small hand
References
- “text hand”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.