Definition of manuscript

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Manuscript (a.) A literary or musical composition written with the hand, as distinguished from a printed copy..

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Miniate :: Miniate (v. t.) To paint or tinge with red lead or vermilion; also, to decorate with letters, or the like, painted red, as the page of a manuscript..
Antiquary :: Antiquary (n.) One devoted to the study of ancient times through their relics, as inscriptions, monuments, remains of ancient habitations, statues, coins, manuscripts, etc.; one who searches for and studies the relics of antiquity..
Majusculae :: Majusculae (n. pl.) Capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier..
Illuminate :: Illuminate (v. t.) To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters, or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of the Middle Ages..
Reader :: Reader (n.) One who reads manuscripts offered for publication and advises regarding their merit.
Surrey :: Surreptitious (a.) Done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently; clandestine; stealthy; as, a surreptitious passage in an old manuscript; a surreptitious removal of goods..
Read :: Read (v. i.) To appear in writing or print; to be expressed by, or consist of, certain words or characters; as, the passage reads thus in the early manuscripts..
Collate :: Collate (v. t.) To compare critically, as books or manuscripts, in order to note the points of agreement or disagreement..
Collation :: Collation (v. t.) The act of collating or comparing; a comparison of one copy er thing (as of a book, or manuscript) with another of a like kind; comparison, in general..
Inedited :: Inedited (a.) Not edited; unpublished; as, an inedited manuscript..
Codex :: Codex (n.) An ancient manuscript of the Sacred Scriptures, or any part of them, particularly the New Testament..
Review :: Review (n.) To reconsider; to revise, as a manuscript before printing it, or a book for a new edition..
Fan Palm :: Fan palm () Any palm tree having fan-shaped or radiate leaves; as the Chamaerops humilis of Southern Europe; the species of Sabal and Thrinax in the West Indies, Florida, etc.; and especially the great talipot tree (Corypha umbraculifera) of Ceylon and Malaya. The leaves of the latter are often eighteen feet long and fourteen wide, and are used for umbrellas, tents, and roofs. When cut up, they are used for books and manuscripts..
Manuscript :: Manuscript (a.) Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in manuscript..
Interlinear :: Interlinear (a.) Contained between lines; written or inserted between lines already written or printed; containing interlineations; as, an interlinear manuscript, translation, etc..
Censor :: Censor (n.) One who is empowered to examine manuscripts before they are committed to the press, and to forbid their publication if they contain anything obnoxious; -- an official in some European countries..
Page :: Page (v. t.) To mark or number the pages of, as a book or manuscript; to furnish with folios..
Stichwort :: Stichometry (n.) Division of the text of a book into lines; especially, the division of the text of books into lines accommodated to the sense, -- a method of writing manuscripts used before punctuation was adopted..
Illumination :: Illumination (v. t.) That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented book or manuscript..
Sigla :: Sigla (n. pl.) The signs, abbreviations, letters, or characters standing for words, shorthand, etc., in ancient manuscripts, or on coins, medals, etc..
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