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1. 1.(O. Eng. Law) The four Gospels, by way of distinction or eminence. [R.]
2. 2.A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine. How oft, when Paul has served us with a text, Has Epictetus, Plato, Tully, preached! Cowper.
3. 3.Hence, anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, or the like; topic; theme.
4. 4.A style of writing in large characters; text-hand also, a kind of type used in printing; as, German text. Text blindness. (Physiol.) See Word blindness, under Word. -- Text letter, a large or capital letter. [Obs.] -- Text pen, a kind of metallic pen used in engrossing, or in writing text-hand.
5. 5.To write in large characters, as in text hand. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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