manner+of+writing

  • 91Pierre de Brantome, Seigneur de Bourdeille —     Pierre de Brantôme, Seigneur de Bourdeille     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pierre de Brantôme, Seigneur de Bourdeille     One of the most famous of French writers of memoirs, b. in 1539, or a little later; d. 15 July, 1614. He was the son of a… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 92style — [13] Style comes via Old French stile from Latin stilus, which denoted a ‘pointed writing instrument’. It came to be used metaphorically for ‘something written’, and hence for ‘manner of writing’. The spelling with y instead of i arose from the… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 93style — I. n. 1. Diction, phraseology, mode of expression, mode of speech, turn of expression, manner of writing. 2. Manner, method, mode, way, form, fashion, cast, pattern. 3. Title, appellation, name, designation, denomination, mode of address. 4.… …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 94handwriting — hand•writ•ing [[t]ˈhændˌraɪ tɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) writing done with a pen or pencil in the hand 2) a style or manner of writing by hand, esp. that which characterizes a particular person 3) a handwritten document; manuscript • handwriting on the wall… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 95penmanship — /ˈpɛnmənʃɪp/ (say penmuhnship) noun 1. the use of the pen in writing; the art of handwriting; a manner of writing. 2. literary composition; the composing of a document …

  • 96style — [13] Style comes via Old French stile from Latin stilus, which denoted a ‘pointed writing instrument’. It came to be used metaphorically for ‘something written’, and hence for ‘manner of writing’. The spelling with y instead of i arose from the… …

    Word origins

  • 97devilishly — adverb 1. as a devil; in an evil manner his writing could be diabolically satiric • Syn: ↑diabolically, ↑fiendishly • Derived from adjective: ↑fiendish (for: ↑fiendishly), ↑ …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 98spell|ing — «SPEHL ihng», noun. 1. the writing or saying of the letters of a word in order: »He is poor at spelling. 2. the way that a word is spelled: »“Ax” has two spellings, “ax” and “axe.” 3. manner of writing or expressing words with letters;… …

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  • 99audience — Court Court (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 100Christian court — Court Court (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English