The handwriting on the wall

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Handwriting \Hand"writ`ing\ (-r[imac]t"[i^]ng), n.
   1. The cast or form of writing peculiar to each hand or
      person; chirography.
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   2. That which is written by hand; manuscript.
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   {The handwriting on the wall}, a doom pronounced; an omen of
      disaster. --Dan. v. 5.
      [1913 Webster] handwritten