• (n.) The letters made; as, the lettering of a sign. • (n.) The act or business of making, or marking with, letters, as by cutting or painting. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Letter Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/lettering/
(from the article `map`) Lettering is selected by the map editor in styles and sizes appropriate to the respective features and the relative importance of each. For ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/39
Let'ter·ing noun 1. The act or business of making, or marking with, letters, as by cutting or painting. 2. The letters made; as, the lettering of a sign. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/33