"ceriph" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1785, Robert Heron, Letters of Literature, London: G. G. J. and J. Robinson, page 270:",
          "text": "It must be remarked, that the small Greek letter never admits of what letter-founders call a ceriph, or line across the terminations, as the Roman.",
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          "text": "At one period, in imitation probably of the celebrated Didot, a practice prevailed of cutting the ceriphs and fine strokes of types to an excessive degree of sharpness.",
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          "text": "CERIPH. The fine lines, and the cross strokes at the tops and bottoms of letters, are termed by the letter founders ceriphs.",
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