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chirography

[ kahy-rog-ruh-fee ]

noun

  1. handwriting; penmanship.


chirography

/ kaɪˈrɒɡrəfɪ; ˌkaɪrəˈɡræfɪk /

noun

  1. another name for calligraphy
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Derived Forms

  • chirographic, adjective
  • ˈDz, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·Dz۲· noun
  • ··· [kahy-r, uh, -, graf, -ik], r·i· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chirography1

First recorded in 1645–55; chiro- + -graphy
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Example Sentences

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The early registers still exist in Stationers' Hall, near Paternoster Row, London, in quaint and almost undecipherable chirography, and some of them have been reissued in facsimile.

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I have been poring over his old-time chirography, clear-cut and beautiful as copper-plate.

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The writing as an example of the chirography of the century is of interest.

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My darling Brother,— I owe you two good long letters, and am ashamed to think how long it is since you have seen my crabbed chirography.

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We shall not object to your chirography, so you must practise it often, and let me hear of your progress and well-doing.

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