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cut signature en · NOUN

Etymology

From cut + signature.

Meanings

1. An autograph extracted from a signed document.
   • Dr. Sprague furnished fourteen autographs of the Signers, not the most valuable, and Dr. Emmett supplied a Lynch cut signature, and forty-one others 1889, Lyman Copeland Draper, An Essay on the Autographic Collections of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence and of the Constitution, New York: Burns & Sons, page 76:
2. (qualifier:collectible card games) A card featuring an autograph cut from another document or signed on a separate piece of paper or cardboard.
   • Jose Canseco Cut signature $7 Single-signature $40 1994, Mark K. Larson, The Complete Guide to Baseball Memorabilia, Iola, WI: Krause Publications, page 31:
3. (qualifier:collectible card games) An autograph produced for use on cards or for collecting.

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Synonyms

cut autograph (autograph extracted from a document)