The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Seriph \Ser"iph\, n. (Type Founding)
   See Ceriph.
   [1913 Webster] Serjeant

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ceriph \Cer"iph\, n. (Type Founding)
   One of the fine lines of a letter, esp. one of the fine cross
   strokes at the top and bottom of letters. [Spelt also
   seriph.] --Savage.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

seriph
    n 1: a short line at the end of the main strokes of a character
         [syn: serif, seriph]