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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Publishing: printing & word processing
3-D printing
backspace
bed
boldface
boldfaced
bolding
imprint
indent
indentation
inline
intaglio printing
print on demand
print run
print something out
printed
printing
rubber stamp
typography
unpublished
xerography

lettering | American Dictionary

lettering
noun[ U ]
us/ˈlet̬·ər·ɪŋ/
written letters:
The perfume comes in a black box with gold lettering.

lettering | Business English

lettering
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈletərɪŋ/us
writing in a particular colour, style, etc.:
The company name appeared on the sign in gold lettering.

Examples of lettering

lettering
Lettering and key numbers should also be large enough for reduction.
Excessive lettering should be avoided on the figure and should be inserted in the legend.
Enzymes (italics) in bold lettering have been manipulated through genetic engineering (see text for details).
Explanations of abbreviated lettering should be given as a separate list or included in the legend.
They recommended retaining distinctive landmarks to assist with wayfinding and keeping signs simple, with the use of obvious symbols and large, clear lettering.
Some lettering present in the originals has been removed.
Figures should be professionally drawn and photographed; freehand or typewritten lettering is unacceptable.
Lettering on plates will be inserted by the printers and should be indicated on a tracing-paper overlay.
Their covers often feature inferior copy quality (often photocopies), rudimentary typesets, graffiti lettering, and/or hastily written texts.
The lettering and lines should be of sufficient thickness and quality to stand reduction.
They should be prints of good quality at the intended final size with any required lettering or numbering inserted by the author.
Soil or dirt might have entered the incisions of the lettering and the decoration and been subsequently retained by the corrosion of the metal.
All letters were written as capital letters in a form similar to the lettering used by primary school teachers.
The title lettering on the cover is integral to the design of a blind partly pulled down over a window.
All this reflects the considerable difficulties in reading the lettering and interpreting the ornament on this small piece.
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