letterboard en · NOUN
Etymology
From letter + board.
Meanings
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A signboard for lettering or text.
So reads the new slogan painted on the letterboards of New York City omnibuses.
1941, Transit Journal: Volume 85:
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A board marked with letters of the alphabet, used for communication by the disabled.
One of the patients, Leonard L., when he heard of L-DOPA, rapped on his letterboard with mixed enthusiasm and irony, 'Dopamine is Resurrectamine. Cotzias is the Chemical Messiah.'
1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings:
- (historical) A board on which matter in type is placed for storage or manipulation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| letterboards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |