( n. )
A large hand in writing; -- so called because it was the practice to write the text of a book in a large hand and the notes in a smaller hand.
( n. )
A large hand in writing; -- so called because it was the practice to write the text of a book in a large hand and the notes in a smaller hand.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012