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- noun A large hand in writing; -- so called because it was the practice to write the text of a book in a large hand and the notes in a smaller hand.
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- noun dated A style of large
handwriting , formerly used for thetext of abook , contrasting with the smaller hand used for thenotes .
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hernesheir commented on the word text hand
(n): a large and clear style of handwriting or copying, so called because it was written in a larger and clearer hand than that employed for writing accompanying notes.
January 15, 2009