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Autograph :: Autograph (a.) In one's own handwriting; as, an autograph letter; an autograph will..

Chirograph :: Chirograph (n.) A writing which, requiring a counterpart, was engrossed twice on the same piece of parchment, with a space between, in which was written the word chirographum, through which the parchment was cut, and one part given to each party. It answered to what is now called a charter party..

Lampoon :: Lampoon (v. t.) To subject to abusive ridicule expressed in writing; to make the subject of a lampoon.

Talipot :: Talipot (n.) A beautiful tropical palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), a native of Ceylon and the Malabar coast. It has a trunk sixty or seventy feet high, bearing a crown of gigantic fan-shaped leaves which are used as umbrellas and as fans in ceremonial processions, and, when cut into strips, as a substitute for writing paper..

Above-cited :: Above-cited (a.) Cited before, in the preceding part of a book or writing..

Sign :: Sign (n.) To affix a signature to; to ratify by hand or seal; to subscribe in one's own handwriting.

Eraser :: Eraser (n.) One who, or that which, erases; esp., a sharp instrument or a piece of rubber used to erase writings, drawings, etc..

Epitomize :: Epitomize (v. t.) To make an epitome of; to shorten or abridge, as a writing or discourse; to reduce within a smaller space; as, to epitomize the works of Justin..

Namby-pamby :: Namby-pamby (n.) Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty.

Epitaph :: Epitaph (n.) A brief writing formed as if to be inscribed on a monument, as that concerning Alexander: Sufficit huic tumulus, cui non sufficeret orbis..

Assumpsit :: Assumpsit (n.) An action to recover damages for a breach or nonperformance of a contract or promise, express or implied, oral or in writing not under seal. Common or indebitatus assumpsit is brought for the most part on an implied promise. Special assumpsit is founded on an express promise or undertaking..

Felicity :: Felicity (n.) A pleasing faculty or accomplishment; as, felicity in painting portraits, or in writing or talking..

Petrography :: Petrography (n.) The art of writing on stone.

Transfer :: Transfer (n.) A drawing or writing printed off from one surface on another, as in ceramics and in many decorative arts..

Protest :: Protest (v.) A solemn declaration in writing, in due form, made by a notary public, usually under his notarial seal, on behalf of the holder of a bill or note, protesting against all parties liable for any loss or damage by the nonacceptance or nonpayment of the bill, or by the nonpayment of the note, as the case may be..

Record :: Record (v. t.) A writing by which some act or event, or a number of acts or events, is recorded; a register; as, a record of the acts of the Hebrew kings; a record of the variations of temperature during a certain time; a family record..

Order :: Order (n.) Hence: A commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods; a direction, in writing, to pay money, to furnish supplies, to admit to a building, a place of entertainment, or the like; as, orders for blankets are large..

Scandalum Magnatum :: Scandalum magnatum () A defamatory speech or writing published to the injury of a person of dignity; -- usually abbreviated scan. mag.

Romance :: Romance (n.) A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of Gaul; hence, any fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of novel, especially one which treats of surprising adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine; a tale of extravagant adventures, of love, and the like..

Insertion :: Insertion (n.) The act of inserting; as, the insertion of scions in stocks; the insertion of words or passages in writings..

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