Paraph

Quick meaning: Paraph is a noun meaning A flourish made after or below one's signature, originally to prevent forgery.

Meaning

A flourish made after or below one's signature, originally to prevent forgery.

More Meanings

1. A mark used by medieval rubricators to indicate textual division.
2. (transitive) To add a paraph to; to sign, especially with one's initials.

Example Sentences

Commencing with a C-shaped paraph-sign in the same brown ink, the glosses are linked to their corresponding passages by alphabetic signs comprising single letters in a sequence beginning with a in each margin, moving on to b, c, and d down the page, and, ideally, linking with the same letter in the adjacent column. Such a pairing allows for matching the gloss with the specific location in the text where its comment should be considered.

Word Forms

• paraphs
• paraphing
• paraphed

Synonyms for paraph

Depending on context, synonyms include flourish.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rubric, scroll, autograph, squirl, signature, postscript.

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