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text hand

text hand noun: 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.

Noun

text hand (countable and uncountable, plural text hands)

  1. (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

Forms of text hand

pluraltext hands

Questions about text hand

What does text hand mean?
Text hand means 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.
What part of speech is text hand?
Text hand is a noun.
What is the plural of text hand?
The plural of text hand is text hands.

Words near text hand in the dictionary

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  2. text editor
  3. text editors
  4. text file
  5. text files
  6. text hand
  7. text hands
  8. text hook
  9. text hooker
  10. text hookers
  11. text hooks

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