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  • present participle of letter.
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lettering

[let-er-ing] / ˈlɛt ər ɪŋ /
NOUN
block letter
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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

He completes the look with chestnut-brown Birkenstocks and a blue cap that says plants with Dodgers lettering.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 10, 2026

The ingots date back almost 2,000 years to AD87, based on lettering written on the objects, which refers to the Emperor Domitian, who was known for his empire building, including expansion in Britain.

From BBC Feb. 25, 2026

Weathered lettering indicates that the old machine was once part of the Fairbanks City Transit System: bus 142.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Gilt letterings are an indication of ignorance, and so are brightly colored engraving or highly tinted paper.

From Book of Etiquette Volume I by Eichler, Lillian

They probably date from the fifteenth century, and bear all manner of devices, letterings, symbols.

From The Cornwall Coast by Salmon, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie)

Huge letterings hang disfiguring all the blue To vaunt the grace of SNOBKINS's high-heel'd Shoe.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 6, 1890 by Various

They would rejoice to devote a leisure hour to pensive letterings in a pleasure-garden, and on an occasional holiday would gladly pursue even their severest studies, book in hand, amidst verdant bowers.

From Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden by Richardson, David Lester

Its walls were surmounted by a battlemented parapet; but the gray lead roofs were quite visible behind it, with their gutters, laps, rolls, and skylights, together with incised letterings and shoe-patterns cut by idlers thereon.

From The Woodlanders by Hardy, Thomas




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