lettering

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of letter

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)Written text, especially when printed.

   “The lettering on the sign made it clear that intruders were unwelcome.”

   “On a recent afternoon a work crew and crane were affixing the tall lettering to the side of the team’s new stadium, just off the autobahn in Sinsheim, a few miles from Hoffenheim.”

2. (countable, uncountable)Designed text.

   “The lettering on the sign was very tidy.”