legible

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

LEG'IBLE, adjective [Latin legibilis, from lego, to read.] 1. That may be read; consisting of letters or figures that may be distinguished by the eye; as a fair, legible manuscript. 2. That may be discovered or understood by apparent marks or indications. The thoughts of men are often legible in their countenances.
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