Another term for a pamphlet but seldom used anymore.
The latin translation for handbill is libelus
flyer
It was not signed. It was a handbill that was written by Thomas Paine.
A business card is not considered a handbill because, even though it gives information on a person or business, it is not considered a form of advertisement. Flyers, which are a hand distributed form of advertisement, are considered to be handbills.
I think it is much like a leaflet or a flyer, a page of information to be distributed. I am pretty sure that a handbill is the phamplet that is given out at plays/performances. I lists the cast or players, maybe the songs or acts, and other things like that that have to do with the performance.
He was putting up a handbill advertising the Royal Nonesuch.
It wasn't a painting but an etched handbill so it wasn't very big.
Can Be Either Spelling, F-L-I-E-R PreferredDefinitions of flyer on the Web:circular: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"flier: someone who travels by airaviator: someone who operates an aircraft wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwnDefinitions of flier on the Web:someone who travels by airaviator: someone who operates an aircraftcircular: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwnBoth words are used in English and are interchangeable.Specifically, a handbill can be spelled flier or flyer, but the preferred spelling is flier for a handbill and any of the definitions above.
It isn't a bill in the sense of a proposed law that hasn't passed yet. At the time the Bill of Rights was enacted, the word "bill" could also mean a declaration or other document (related to the term "handbill").
he was putting up a handbill advertising the royal nonesuch
To make colonists want to fight the British ~APEX~
The "political spin" created a sense that the British troops were out of control and killing colonist. It played into the patriot Propaganda and Paul Revere created a handbill showing British soldiers shooting colonist throwing snow balls. In a sense it galvanized the fence sitters to the patriot cause.