lettering

English Thesaurus

1. letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	piece of writing, writing, written material,
definition	:	the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect) (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	superscription,
definition	:	an inscription written above something else (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	epigraph,
definition	:	an engraved inscription (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	epitaph,
definition	:	an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there (noun.communication)