signwriting
nounUK /ˈsaɪnˌraɪtɪŋ/
US /ˈsaɪnˌraɪtɪŋ/
The art of painting letters and pictures on signs.
The shop's name was done in beautiful signwriting on the window.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The letters or words painted on a sign.
The signwriting on the old pub was faded and peeling.
3. The work or business of making signs.
He learned signwriting from his father and painted signs for local shops.
4. A system of written signs or symbols, such as sign language notation.
Researchers studied the signwriting used to record sign language.