block letter

noun

: an often hand-drawn simple capital letter composed of strokes of uniform thickness

Examples of block letter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the snap, Nicola posed in an oversized white T-shirt with Victoria's image on the front and the words, ‘POSH’ printed in big block letters. Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023 Graphic tees first sprung up in fashion in the 1980s thanks to British designer Katharine Hamnett’s block letter slogan shirts. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2023 The brim was frayed and worn, and the word COCKS was stitched in block letters across the front. Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, The New Republic, 14 Aug. 2023 In the poster, a cropped closeup of the saucer is accompanied by a phrase in white block letters—which became a kind of mantra for the viewers of the show, myself among them. Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2023 Above a sea of expectant faces, his name was spelled out in enormous, yellow block letters: B.E.R.N.I.E. The students held them high and wouldn’t let go. Ross Barkan, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2023 Inside, there were colorful upright banners, with GROWTH and WEALTH in block letters arranged sideways. Mya Frazier, New York Times, 7 June 2023 In the photos shared Thursday (June 1), Ri poses in fabulous white sunglasses and matching high-heeled boots while modeling the black, oversized shirt, on which its message is printed in huge white block letters. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 1 June 2023 For their own list of goals listing how to achieve a more sustainable future, the brothers seem to have written Don't shame the audience in block letters at the top. Kaitlin Menza, House Beautiful, 27 Apr. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of block letter was in 1849

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“Block letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/block%20letter. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

block letter

noun
: an often hand-printed capital letter having all lines of equal thickness
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