Hypertext Webster Gateway: "monogram"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Monogram \Mon"o*gram\, n. [L. monogramma; Gr. ? single + ?
letter, fr. ? to write: cf. F. monogramme. See {Graphic}.]
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.
Monogram.
Note: The monogram above, combining the letters of the name
{Karolvs}, was used by Charlemagne.
2. A picture in lines; a sketch. [R.]
3. An arbitrary sign for a word. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
XP \XP\ [Belongs here in appearance only.]
The first two letters of the Greek word XRISTOS, Christ; --
an abbreviation used with the letters separate or, oftener,
in a monogram, often inclosed in a circle, as a symbol or
emblem of Christ. It use as an emblem was introduced by
Constantine the Great, whence it is known as the
{Constantinian symbol}, or
{monogram}. See {Labarum}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
monogram
n : a graphic symbol consisting of 2 or more letters combined
(usually your initials); printed on stationery or
embroidered on clothing
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