WORD OF THE DAY.

The Word of the Day comes from LUCKY TICKET by Joey Bui, which is longlisted for the 2020 Stella Prize.

SERIF

1. NOUN serifs (plural noun) a slight projection finishing off a stroke of a letter in certain typefaces.Compare with sans serif.
   

2. ORIGIN mid 19th century: perhaps from Dutchschreef‘dash, line’, of Germanic origin.