Usually means: Decorative flourish on initial letter.
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  1. swash letter: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. swash letter: Collins English Dictionary
  3. swash letter: Wiktionary
  4. swash letter: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. swash letter: Dictionary.com
  6. swash letter: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. English-Chinese Dictionary of Graphic Communications (Big 5) (No longer online)
  2. ODLIS: Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (swash letter)

▸ noun:  An italic capital letter with top and bottom flourishes, intended to fill an unsightly gap.

Similar:
swash, versal, block capital, drop letter, squirl, blank, paraph, hair stroke, noncapital, ascender, more...

Opposite:
sans-serif, block letter, plain letter

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Similar:
swash, versal, block capital, drop letter, squirl, blank, paraph, hair stroke, noncapital, ascender, more...

Opposite:
sans-serif, block letter, plain letter



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