English Explanatory Dictionary

book hand

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of several stylized handwriting scripts used during medieval times. It was intended for legibility and often used in transcribing official documents (prior to the development of printing and similar technologies.)

Word forms

book hand book hands

Related words

documentary hand secretary hand

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