signature, adj.

Jesse Sheidlower jester at PANIX.COM
Wed Dec 22 19:57:30 UTC 2010


On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 08:43:44PM +0100, Paul Frank wrote:
> The common adjective "signature," meaning distinguishing, defining,
> typical or quintessential, is not in the OED.

We have a draft entry for this that should be published in the
near future.

Jesse Sheidlower
OED

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