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]