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Definition of Superscribing
1. superscribe [v] - See also: superscribe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Superscribing
Literary usage of Superscribing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise of the Law of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Bank-notes and by John Barnard Byles, George Sharswood (1874)
"... by superscribing the necessary words. C. having a bill payable to himself, or
order, indorsed it in blank, leaving a vacant space above, and sent it to ..."
2. The Massachusetts Teacher by Massachusetts Teachers Federation, Massachusetts Teachers' Association (1855)
"General directions and explanations, in reference to the commencing and closing
of a letter, the manner of folding, superscribing, and sealing, ..."
3. A Treatise of the Law of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Bank-notes by John Barnard Byles (1856)
"... by superscribing the necessary words. C. having a bill payable to himself, or
order, indorsed it in blank, leaving a vacant space above, and sent it to ..."
4. A Treatise of the Law of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Bank-notes by John Barnard Byles (1853)
"... by superscribing the necessary words. C. having a bill payable to himself, or
order, indorsed it in blank, leaving a vacant space above, and sent it to ..."
5. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"The act of superscribing.— 2. That which is written or engraved on the outside
of or above something else ; especially, an address on a letter. ..."
6. The Teacher and the Parent: A Treatise Upon Common-school Education by Charles Northend (1895)
"... modes of folding and superscribing letters ; and, if the contents should be
examined, they would be found to correspond with the external appearance. ..."
7. Summary of the Duties of a Justice of the Peace Out of Sessions: Summary by Thomas James Arnold (1860)
"Falsely superscribing Letter of Owner Sfc. of Vessel. Any person, with intent to
evade any duty of postage, falsely superscribing a letter as being the ..."
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