ceriph
[ ser-if ]
/ ˈsɛr ɪf /
noun Chiefly British.
Words nearby ceriph
ceric,
ceric oxide,
ceriferous,
ceriman,
cerinic acid,
ceriph,
cerise,
cerium,
cerium metal,
cerium metals,
cerlox
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