SERIF


Meaning of SERIF in English

/ser"if/ , n. Print.

a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M. See diag. under type . Also, esp. Brit. ceriph .

[ 1835-45; perh. schreef line (in writing), akin to schrijven to write ]

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