Main Entry:

ser·if

Pronunciation:

\ˈser-əf\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

probably from Dutch schreef stroke, line, from Middle Dutch, from schriven to write, from Latin scribere — more at scribe

Date:

1841

: any of the short lines stemming from and at an angle to the upper and lower ends of the strokes of a letter

— ser·ifed or ser·iffed \-əft\ adjective

[serif illustration]