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library hand

library hand noun: a particular handwriting style.

Noun

library hand (uncountable)

  1. A particular handwriting style.

Origin of library hand

So called because it was taught in library-science schools for use on catalogue cards.

Questions about library hand

What does library hand mean?
Library hand means a particular handwriting style.
What part of speech is library hand?
Library hand is a noun.

Words near library hand in the dictionary

  1. library catalogs
  2. library catalogue
  3. library catalogues
  4. library file
  5. library files
  6. library hand
  7. library paste
  8. library pastes
  9. library school
  10. library schools
  11. library science

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