- present participle of letter.
lettering
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The first three words are in smaller print on the side while “woman” is in large lettering across the front.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
This early-to-mid 19th century craft involves applying artwork, lettering and gold leaf backwards onto glass panes, as often seen in traditional pubs or shop fronts.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
The gold lettering reads, “Gracias Dios por este logro — Thank you, God, for this accomplishment.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Accessorizing the lock box was a button with bold white lettering screaming at me to “PUSH FOR ASSISTANCE.”
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
They look like any contact lenses would, except that on the rims, in tiny, translucent, repeated lettering, are the words Henka Games.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
Chinese letterings dance gayly on the yellow packages.
From A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago by Ben Hecht
They probably date from the fifteenth century, and bear all manner of devices, letterings, symbols.
From The Cornwall Coast by Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie) Salmon
He found himself occupying the center of an enormous mandarin rug, with letterings and grotesque designs in rich blood-reds, and blues and yellows and browns.
From Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China by Gayle Porter Hoskins
Gilt letterings are an indication of ignorance, and so are brightly colored engraving or highly tinted paper.
From Book of Etiquette Volume I by Lillian Eichler
The elaborate designs are stamped upon binder's English linen cloth, with side and back titles in large letterings.
From Boy Scouts in Southern Waters by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson
