serif
English
editEtymology
editFrom earlier ceriph, ceref, of obscure derivation. There are two (not directly interrelated) candidates for a possible Dutch origin: 1.) the noun schreef (“stroke”, now also “serif” as a semantic loan), related with schrapen (“to scrape”); and 2.) the verb schrafferen (“to provide with horizontal lines, to shade”), from Italian sgraffiare. For the latter, compare German Schraffe (“serif”), although this again may be a semantic loan based on the English word rather than original to it. Alternatively, from Late Latin cerificus (“waxen”), from Latin cera (“wax”), after the ruled lines used in writing on wax tablets.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editserif (plural serifs)
- (typography) A short line added to the end of a stroke in traditional typefaces, such as Times New Roman.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editshort line in a font
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Adjective
editserif (not comparable)
- (typography) Of a typeface, provided with serifs.
- Antonym: sans serif
Translations
editwith serifs
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