Both Uses
writ
in
Live Free or Die, by John Ringo
(Edited)
- I know, I know, it's nothing more than Archimedes' Mirror writ large.
p. 231.5 *writ large = made obvious
- In general, absent sonic overriding requirement, the writ of the DoD starts at our borders, not within them.
p. 438.7 *writ = authority
Definitions:
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(1)
(writ as in: writ from the court) an order issued by a court or judicial officer
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(2)
(writ as in: writ large) written large an idiom meaning made obvious (as though written in large print)
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(3)
(writ as in: holy writ) an unquestionable truth; or a sacred writing -- especially the Bible
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(4)
(writ as in: writ in her own hand) archaic way of saying written or wrote
- (5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)