SERIF


Meaning of SERIF in English

/ ˈserɪf; NAmE / noun

a short line at the top or bottom of some styles of printed letters :

a serif typeface

—compare sans serif

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: perhaps from Dutch schreef dash, line, of Germanic origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.