superscribed
Inscribed on top
Superscribed means written or inscribed on the outside or top of something, particularly an address or name on the exterior of a letter or envelope: a package superscribed with her name.
The word also applies to anything written above or at the head of a document.
The past participle of superscribe, it appears most often in formal or literary contexts.
Folded paper enclosure
- letterWritten symbol or message
- addresseeIntended mail recipient
- recipientOne who receives something
- postalOf mail service
correspondence · mail · salutation · direction · dispatch · missive · epistle · franking
Notes in page edges
- glossShine or annotation
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- notationSystem of written symbols
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
note · remark · interlinear · addendum · postscript · appendix · editorial · emendation
Top line of document
- titleFormal honorific or name
- overheadLocated directly above
- captionText accompanying an image
- headlineNews article title
banner · masthead · epigraph · letterhead · overline · label · heading · rubric
Superscript showing power
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- squaredRaised to second power
- cubedMultiplied by itself twice
- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
notation · ordinal · raised · exponential · polynomial · variable · coefficient
envelope
Folded paper enclosure
postal · correspondence · mail · salutation · direction · dispatch · missive · epistle · franking · delivery
marginalia
Notes in page edges
- glossShine or annotation
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- notationSystem of written symbols
annotation · note · remark · interlinear · addendum · postscript · appendix · editorial · emendation · correction
header
Top line of document
headline · banner · masthead · epigraph · letterhead · overline · label · heading · rubric · folio
exponent
Superscript showing power
index · notation · ordinal · raised · exponential · polynomial · variable · coefficient
superscribedblank
Without marks or content
unmarked · unaddressed · uninscribed · unlabeled · unwritten