superscription

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The handwriting of the superscription made him look so blank that the others noticed his face and were silent.

From Parson Kelly by Lang, Andrew

"It appeared," says Prof. Lyell, "from his explanation of 'Whose superscription is this?' that he supposed the piece of money to be a dollar note, to which C�sar had put his signature."

From Slavery and the Constitution by Bowditch, William Ingersoll

Writing his acceptance of his uncle's offer had not been pleasant, yet now that it was done he contemplated the superscription, "R. Harding, Esq.," with grave satisfaction.

From Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel by Veley, Margaret

In the two that have a superscription, it is styled the Book of Kriemhild.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown

The earlier theory started from the superscription of one of his works, Ἥρωνος Κτησιβίου βελοποιϊκά, from which it was inferred that Hero was a pupil of Ctesibius.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various