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Definition of Writng
Writ"ing (?), n. 1. The
act or art of forming letters and characters on paper, wood, stone, or
other material, for the purpose of recording the ideas which characters and
words express, or of communicating them to others by visible
signs.
2. Anything written or printed; anything expressed
in characters or letters; as: (a) Any legal
instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an agreement, or the like.
(b) Any written composition; a pamphlet; a work; a
literary production; a book; as, the writings of Addison.
(c) An inscription.
And Pilate wrote a title . . . And the writing was,
Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. John xix.
19.
3. Handwriting; chirography.
Writing book, a book for practice in
penmanship. -- Writing desk, a desk with a
sloping top for writing upon; also, a case containing writing materials,
and used in a similar manner. -- Writing lark
(Zoöl.), the European yellow-hammer; -- so called from the
curious irregular lines on its eggs. [Prov. Eng.] -- Writing
machine. Same as Typewriter. -- Writing
master, one who teaches the art of penmanship. --
Writing obligatory (Law), a bond. --
Writing paper, paper intended for writing upon with
ink, usually finished with a smooth surface, and sized. --
Writing school, a school for instruction in
penmanship. -- Writing table, a table fitted or
used for writing upon.
Writ"ing (?), n. 1. The
act or art of forming letters and characters on paper, wood, stone, or
other material, for the purpose of recording the ideas which characters and
words express, or of communicating them to others by visible
signs.
2. Anything written or printed; anything expressed
in characters or letters; as: (a) Any legal
instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an agreement, or the like.
(b) Any written composition; a pamphlet; a work; a
literary production; a book; as, the writings of Addison.
(c) An inscription.
And Pilate wrote a title . . . And the writing was,
Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. John xix.
19.
3. Handwriting; chirography.
Writing book, a book for practice in
penmanship. -- Writing desk, a desk with a
sloping top for writing upon; also, a case containing writing materials,
and used in a similar manner. -- Writing lark
(Zoöl.), the European yellow-hammer; -- so called from the
curious irregular lines on its eggs. [Prov. Eng.] -- Writing
machine. Same as Typewriter. -- Writing
master, one who teaches the art of penmanship. --
Writing obligatory (Law), a bond. --
Writing paper, paper intended for writing upon with
ink, usually finished with a smooth surface, and sized. --
Writing school, a school for instruction in
penmanship. -- Writing table, a table fitted or
used for writing upon.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Gerund form of write.
- Letters or symbols that represent a language.
- Something written, such as a document, article or book.
- The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.
- The work of an author.
- present participle of write
- made for or used in writing
a writing table
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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