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Definition of Paraph
1. Noun. A flourish added after or under your signature (originally to protect against forgery).
Definition of Paraph
1. n. A flourish made with the pen at the end of a signature. In the Middle Ages, this formed a sort of rude safeguard against forgery.
2. v. t. To add a paraph to; to sign, esp. with the initials.
Definition of Paraph
1. Noun. (chiefly historical) A flourish made after or below one's signature, originally to prevent forgery. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Paraph
1. a flourish at the end of a signature [n -S]
Medical Definition of Paraph
1. A flourish made with the pen at the end of a signature. In the Middle Ages, this formed a sort of rude safeguard against forgery. Origin: F. Paraphe, parafe, contr. Fr. Paragraphe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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Literary usage of Paraph
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Francis Lieber, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1832)
"With others (eg the Spaniards) they arc- as customary and take as much room as
in the middle ages; indeed, they often affix the paraph, without the name, ..."
2. Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1851)
"paraph ; a particular character or flourish, added to the signature of a person
to render the counterfeiting of it more difficult. ..."
3. Catalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts in the Library of the Royal by Royal Institute of British Architects, Library (1865)
"Report of the Fitzwilliam syndicate. paraph, fo. 1834 Sanitary condition of river
Cam, ... paraph. 8o. Camb. ..."
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