cut signature
English
Alternative forms
- cut sig
Etymology
Compound of cut + signature
Noun
cut signature (plural cut signatures)
- An autograph extracted from a signed document
- 1889, Lyman Copeland Draper, An Essay on the Autographic Collections of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence and of the Constitution, New York: Burns & Sons, page 76:
- Dr. Sprague furnished fourteen autographs of the Signers, not the most valuable, and Dr. Emmett supplied a Lynch cut signature, and forty-one others
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- (trading cards) A card featuring an autograph cut from another document or signed on a separate piece of paper or cardboard
- 1994, Mark K. Larson, The Complete Guide to Baseball Memorabilia, Iola, WI: Krause Publications, page 31:
- Jose Canseco Cut signature $7 Single-signature $40
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- (trading cards) An autograph produced for use on cards or for collecting
- 2016 July 26 (last accessed) “Derek Jeter Autographed 2.5x5 Cut Signature Gem Mint 10 Vintage PSA/DNA #83761966”, in Mill Creek Sports:
- This is a 2.5x5 Cut Signature that has been hand signed by Derek Jeter.
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Synonyms
- (autograph extracted from a document): cut autograph