gallow glyph

noun

Etymology

A written character named for its resemblance to gallows.

Definitions

  1. A specialized, ornate gallows-like glyph or character that appears frequently in the…

    A specialized, ornate gallows-like glyph or character that appears frequently in the mysterious Voynich manuscript; sometimes compared to T, K, F, or P; visually distinct from other characters, appearing as tall, loop-topped figures that often extend into the upper margins; alternatively theorized to serve as structural, decorative markers, acting similarly to a pilcrow (¶).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for gallow glyph. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA