lettering
noun
[ ˈlɛt(ə)rɪŋ ]
• the letters written or printed on something.
• "the book was bound in dark blue with gold lettering"
letter
verb
• inscribe letters or writing on.
• "her name was lettered in gold"
• be awarded an emblem, in the shape of the initial letter of the name of one’s school or university, for achievement in sport.
• "in high school she lettered in soccer, basketball and softball"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French lettre, from Latin litera, littera ‘letter of the alphabet’, (plural) ‘epistle, literature, culture’.
