round hand ExamplesWord Origin noun
- a style of handwriting in which the letters are round, full, and clearly separated.
Origin of round hand First recorded in 1675–85 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for round hand Historical Examples of round hand
Another cut; again cleverly intercepted; then a fault and an easy, round-hand service.
Arlo Bates
Some delay until after supper, but “delays are dangerous”—Round-hand copy.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, November 27, 1841
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There was no occasion to give this public reprimand, this round-hand rebuke.
Expositor’s Bible: The Gospel of St Luke
Henry Burton
Some delay until after supper, but ‘Delays are dangerous’—Round-hand copy.
Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, Vol. V, No. XXV, June, 1852
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British Dictionary definitions for round hand round hand noun
- a style of handwriting with large rounded curvesCompare italic, copperplate (def. 3)
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