book hand

noun

Any of several stylized handwriting scripts used during medieval times. It was intended for legibility and often used in transcribing official documents (prior to the development of printing and similar technologies.)

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Meanings

nounbook hand (countable and uncountable, plural book hands)

plural book hands

  1. countableuncountableAny of several stylized handwriting scripts used during medieval times. It was intended for legibility and often used in transcribing official documents (prior to the development of printing and similar technologies.)
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APA

book hand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20hand

MLA

“book hand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20hand. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “book hand,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20hand.

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