ceriph

[ ser-if ]
/ ˈsɛr ɪf /

noun Chiefly British.

Definition for ceriph (2 of 2)

serif
[ ser-if ]
/ ˈsɛr ɪf /

noun Printing.

a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
Also especially British, cer·iph.

Origin of serif

1835–45; perhaps < Dutch schreef line (in writing), akin to schrijven to write

British Dictionary definitions for ceriph

serif

rarely seriph

/ (ˈsɛrɪf) /

noun

printing a small line at the extremities of a main stroke in a type character

Word Origin for serif

C19: perhaps from Dutch schreef dash, probably of Germanic origin, compare Old High German screvōn to engrave