handwriting
71the handwriting is on the wall — the handwriting (or writing) is on the wall there are clear signs that something unpleasant or unwelcome is going to happen the handwriting was on the wall for the old system Origin: with biblical allusion to Dan. 5:5, 25 8 …
72the writing/handwriting is on the wall — (or see/read the writing/handwriting on the wall) used to say that it is clear that something bad will probably happen soon I haven t lost my job yet, but the writing is on the wall: my company just laid off 50 more people today. No one told him… …
73Ligature (handwriting) — Connecting stroke in handwriting. Also refers to calligraphic embellishments to characters (see Ligature (typography)) …
74Pattern (handwriting) — See: graphonomics(1) Sequence of handwriting strokes. (2) Sequence of derived data as a function of stroke order …
75Forensic handwriting examination — For forensic handwriting examination, see:*questioned document examination *forensic palaeography or diplomatics …
76sloppy handwriting — messy penmanship, handwriting that is not written carefully and is hard to read …
77the handwriting is on the wall — the message is clear, the conclusion is obvious I tell my students the handwriting is on the wall: learn how to learn …
78the writing (or N. Amer. handwriting) is on the wall — there are clear signs that something unpleasant or unwelcome is going to happen. [with biblical allusion to Dan. 5:5, 25–8.] → writing …
79foundation handwriting — /faʊnˌdeɪʃən ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/ (say fown.dayshuhn handruyting) noun (in NSW) a style of handwriting taught in primary schools, which is regarded as being natural to the hand, harmonised, well proportioned, fluidly rhythmic and based on simple basic… …
80comparison of handwriting — A comparison by the juxtaposition of two writings, in order, by such comparison, to ascertain whether both were written by the same person. A method of proof resorted to where the genuineness of a written document is disputed; it consists in… …