egyptienne

Etymology
Borrowed from, from the feminine singular of. Named so in the wake of Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, when an intense cultural fascination with all things Egyptian followed. While there was no relationship between Egyptian writing systems and slab serif types, either shrewd marketing or honest confusion led to slab serifs often being called Egyptians.

Adjective

 * 1)  slab serif of a typeface, characterized by linear strokes and thick, block-like serifs