English Dictionary: lettered | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for lettered | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Letter \Let"ter\ (l[ecr]t"t[etil]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lettered} (-t[etil]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lettering}.] To impress with letters; to mark with letters or words; as, a book gilt and lettered. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lettered \Let"tered\ (l[ecr]t"t[etil]rd), a. 1. Literate; educated; versed in literature. [bd] Are you not lettered?[b8] --Shak. The unlettered barbarians willingly accepted the aid of the lettered clergy, still chiefly of Roman birth, to reduce to writing the institutes of their forefathers. --Milman. 2. Of or pertaining to learning or literature; learned. [bd] A lettered education.[b8] --Collier. 3. Inscribed or stamped with letters. --Addison. |