Text , v. t. To write in large characters, as in text hand. [Obs.]
Beau. &
Fl.
Text (t&ebreve;kst), n. [F. texte, L. textus, texture, structure, context, fr.
texere, textum, to weave, construct, compose; cf. Gr. te`ktwn carpenter, Skr. taksh to
cut, carve, make. Cf. Context, Mantle, n.,
Pretext, Tissue, Toil a snare.]
1.
A discourse or composition on which a note or commentary is written; the original words of an author, in
distinction from a paraphrase, annotation, or commentary. Chaucer.
2. (O. Eng. Law) The four Gospels, by way of distinction or eminence. [R.]
3. A verse or passage of Scripture, especially
one chosen as the subject of a
sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.
How oft, when Paul has
served us with a text,
Has Epictetus, Plato, Tully, preached!
Cowper. 4. Hence,
anything chosen as the subject of an
argument, literary composition, or the like; topic; theme.
5. A style of writing in large characters; text- hand also, a kind of type
used in printing; as, German text.
Text blindness. (Physiol.) See Word blindness, under Word. -- Text letter, a large or capital letter. [Obs.]
-- Text pen, a kind of metallic pen used in engrossing, or in writing text- hand.
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