MONOGRAM

monogram

(noun) a graphic symbol consisting of 2 or more letters combined (usually your initials); printed on stationery or embroidered on clothing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

monogram (plural monograms)

(obsolete) A picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch.

Etymology 2

Noun

monogram (plural monograms)

(obsolete, rare) A sentence consisting of only one line, or an epigram consisting of only one verse, of poetry.

Etymology 3

Noun

monogram (plural monograms)

A design composed of one or more letters, often intertwined, used as an identifying mark of an individual or institution.

Verb

monogram (third-person singular simple present monograms, present participle monogramming, simple past and past participle monogrammed)

(transitive) To mark something with a monogram.

Anagrams

• nomogram

Source: Wiktionary


Mon"o*gram, n. Etym: [L. monogramma; Gr. monogramme. See Graphic.]

1. A character or cipher composed of two or more letters interwoven or combined so as to represent a name, or a part of it (usually the initials). Monograms are often used on seals, ornamental pins, rings, buttons, and by painters, engravers, etc., to distinguish their works. Monogram.

Note: The monogram above, combining the letters of the name Karolvs, was used by Charlemagne.

2. A picture in lines; a sketch. [R.]

3. An arbitrary sign for a word. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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