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SIG'NATURE, n. [L. signo, to sign.] 1. A sign, stamp or mark impressed. The brain being well furnished with various traces, signatures and images. The natural and indelible signature of God stamped on the human soul.2. In old medical writers, and external mark or character on a plant, which was supposed to indicate its suitableness to cure particular diseases, or diseases of particular parts. This plants with yellow flowers were supposed to be adapted to the cure of the jaundice, &c. Some plants bear a very evident signature of their nature and use.3. A mark for proof, or proof from marks.4. Sign manual; the name of a person written or subscribed by himself.5. Among printers, a letter or figure at the bottom of the first page of a sheet or half sheet, by which the sheets are distinguished and their order designated, as a direction to the binder. Every successive sheet has a different letter or figure, and if the sheets are more numerous than the letters of the alphabet, the a small letter is added to the capital one; thus Aa, Bb, In large volumes, the signatures are sometimes composed of letters and figures; thus 5A, 5B. But some printer now use figures only for signatures.6. In physiognomy, an external mark or feature by which some persons pretend to discover the nature and qualities of a thing, particularly the temper and genius of persons.SIG'NATURE, v.t. To mark; to distinguish. [Not in use.]
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SIG'NATURE, n. [L. signo, to sign.] 1. A sign, stamp or mark impressed. The brain being well furnished with various traces, signatures and images. The natural and indelible signature of God stamped on the human soul.2. In old medical writers, and external mark or character on a plant, which was supposed to indicate its suitableness to cure particular diseases, or diseases of particular parts. This plants with yellow flowers were supposed to be adapted to the cure of the jaundice, &c. Some plants bear a very evident signature of their nature and use.3. A mark for proof, or proof from marks.4. Sign manual; the name of a person written or subscribed by himself.5. Among printers, a letter or figure at the bottom of the first page of a sheet or half sheet, by which the sheets are distinguished and their order designated, as a direction to the binder. Every successive sheet has a different letter or figure, and if the sheets are more numerous than the letters of the alphabet, the a small letter is added to the capital one; thus Aa, Bb, In large volumes, the signatures are sometimes composed of letters and figures; thus 5A, 5B. But some printer now use figures only for signatures.6. In physiognomy, an external mark or feature by which some persons pretend to discover the nature and qualities of a thing, particularly the temper and genius of persons.SIG'NATURE, v.t. To mark; to distinguish. [Not in use.] |
SIG'NA-TURE, n. [Fr. from L. signo, to sign.]- A sign, stamp, or mark impressed.
The brain being well furnished with various traces, signatures and images. – Watts.
The natural and indelible nature of God, stamped on the human soul. – Bentley.
- In old medical writers, an external mark or character on a plant which was supposed to indicate its suitableness to cure particular disease, or diseases of particular parts. Thus plants with yellow flowers were supposed to be adapted to the cure of jaundice, &c.
Some plants bear a very evident signature of their nature and use. – More.
- A mark for proof, or proof from marks.
- Sign manual; the name of a person written or subscribed by himself.
- Among printers, a letter or figure at the bottom of the first page of a sheet or half sheet, by which the sheets are distinguished and their order designated, as a direction to the binder. Every successive sheet has a different letter or figure, and if the sheets are more numerous than the letters of the alphabet, then a small letter is added to the capital one; thus A a, B b. In large volumes, the signatures are sometimes composed of letters and figures; thus 5 A, or 5 B. But some printers now use figures only for signatures.
- In physiognomy, an external mark or feature by which some persons pretend to discover the nature and qualities of a thing, particularly the temper and genius of persons.
- In music, the flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff, to mark the key of the movement.
SIG'NA-TURE, v.t.To mark; to distinguish. [Not in use.] – Cheyne. |
Sig"na*ture
- A sign, stamp, or mark
impressed, as by a seal.
- To mark
with, or as with, a signature or signatures.
- Especially, the name of any person, written
with his own hand, employed to signify that the writing which precedes
accords with his wishes or intentions] a sign manual; an
autograph.
- An outward mark by which
internal characteristics were supposed to be indicated.
- A resemblance between the
external characters of a disease and those of some physical agent, for
instance, that existing between the red skin of scarlet fever and a
red cloth; -- supposed to indicate this agent in the treatment of the
disease.
- The designation of the key
(when not C major, or its relative, A minor) by means of one or more
sharps or flats at the beginning of the staff, immediately after the
clef, affecting all notes of the same letter throughout the piece or
movement. Each minor key has the same signature as its relative
major.
- A
letter or figure placed at the bottom of the first page of each sheet
of a book or pamphlet, as a direction to the binder in arranging and
folding the sheets.
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Signature SIG'NATURE, noun [Latin signo, to sign.] 1. A sign, stamp or mark impressed. The brain being well furnished with various traces, signatures and images. The natural and indelible signature of God stamped on the human soul. 2. In old medical writers, and external mark or character on a plant, which was supposed to indicate its suitableness to cure particular diseases, or diseases of particular parts. This plants with yellow flowers were supposed to be adapted to the cure of the jaundice, etc. Some plants bear a very evident signature of their nature and use. 3. A mark for proof, or proof from marks. 4. Sign manual; the name of a person written or subscribed by himself. 5. Among printers, a letter or figure at the bottom of the first page of a sheet or half sheet, by which the sheets are distinguished and their order designated, as a direction to the binder. Every successive sheet has a different letter or figure, and if the sheets are more numerous than the letters of the alphabet, the a small letter is added to the capital one; thus Aa, Bb, In large volumes, the signatures are sometimes composed of letters and figures; thus 5A, 5B. But some printer now use figures only for signatures. 6. In physiognomy, an external mark or feature by which some persons pretend to discover the nature and qualities of a thing, particularly the temper and genius of persons. SIG'NATURE, verb transitive To mark; to distinguish. [Not in use.] |
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