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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Monogram

/män'-əg-rămˌ/ · Mon·o·gram · IPA /ˈmɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/
01 n. A character or cipher composed of two or more letters interwoven or combined so as to represent a name, or a part of it (usually the initia…
  1. 1.
    A character or cipher composed of two or more letters interwoven or combined so as to represent a name, or a part of it (usually the initials). Monograms are often used on seals, ornamental pins, rings, buttons, and by painters, engravers, etc., to distinguish their works.
  2. 2.
    A picture in lines; a sketch.[R.]
  3. 3.
    An arbitrary sign for a word.[R.]
02 v. t. To inscribe or ornament with a monogram.
  1. 1.
    To inscribe or ornament with a monogram.