From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Letter \Let"ter\ (l[e^]t"t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lettered
(-t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Lettering.]
To impress with letters; to mark with letters or words; as, a
book gilt and lettered.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lettered \Let"tered\ (l[e^]t"t[~e]rd), a.
1. Literate; educated; versed in literature. " Are you not
lettered?" --Shak.
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The unlettered barbarians willingly accepted the aid
of the lettered clergy, still chiefly of Roman
birth, to reduce to writing the institutes of their
forefathers. --Milman.
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2. Of or pertaining to learning or literature; learned. " A
lettered education." --Collier.
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3. Inscribed or stamped with letters. --Addison.
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