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superscribe

VT เขียน ไว้ ข้างบน  เขียน จ่าหน้า  write above write over endorse kian-wai-kang-bon

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUPERSCRIBE

v.t.[L. super and scribo, to write. ] To write or engrave on the top, outside or surface; or to write the name or address of one on the outside or cover; as, to superscribe a letter.

 

SUPERSCRIBED

pp. Inscribed on the outside.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SUPERSCRIBE

Su `per *scribe ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Superscribed; p. pr. & vb. n.Superscribing. ] Etym: [L. superscribere, superscriptum; super over + scribere to write. See Super-, and Scribe. ]

 

Defn: To write or engrave (a name, address, inscription, or the like ) on the top or surface; to write a name, address, or the like, on the outside or cover of (anything ); as, to superscribe a letter.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

superscribe

su per scribe |ˌso͞opərˈskrīb ˈsupərskraɪb | verb [ with obj. ] write or print (an inscription ) at the top of or on the outside of a document: they had superscribed Top Secret across the cover page. write or print an inscription at the top of or on the outside of (a document ): he invariably will want to superscribe the memo with one of his banal mottoes. write or print (a letter, word, symbol, or line of writing or printing ) above an existing letter, word, or line. DERIVATIVES su per scrip tion |-ˈskripSHən |noun ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Latin superscribere, from super- over + scribere write.

 

Oxford Dictionary

superscribe

super |scribe |suːpəˈskrʌɪb, ˈsuːpəskrʌɪb, sjuː -| verb [ with obj. ] write or print (an inscription ) at the top of or on the outside of a document. write or print (a letter, word, symbol, or line of writing or printing ) above an existing letter, word, or line. DERIVATIVES superscription |-ˈskrɪpʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Latin superscribere, from super- over + scribere write .