- calligraphy
- "Both ransom notes have been forwarded to calligraphy experts in Rome" (Daily Mail). The writer meant graphologists or graphology experts. Calligraphy is an art.
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Calligraphy — (from Greek polytonic|κάλλος kallos beauty + polytonic|γραφή graphẽ writing ) is the art of writing (Mediavilla 1996: 17). A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and… … Wikipedia
Calligraphy — Cal*lig ra*phy, n. [Gr. ???????????: cf. F. calligraphie.] Fair or elegant penmanship. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
calligraphy — index handwriting, script Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
calligraphy — 1610s, from Gk. kaligraphia, from kallos beauty + graphein to write (see GRAPHY (Cf. graphy)). Related: Calligraphic. The usual comb. form in Greek was kalli beautiful, fine, happy, favorable; kalo was a later, rarer alternative form … Etymology dictionary
calligraphy — ► NOUN ▪ decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering. DERIVATIVES calligrapher noun calligraphic adjective. ORIGIN Greek kalligraphia, from kalligraphos person who writes beautifully … English terms dictionary
calligraphy — [kə lig′rə fē] n. [Gr kalligraphia < kalligraphos < kallos, beauty + graphein, to write: see GRAPHIC] 1. beautiful handwriting, esp. as an art 2. handwriting; penmanship calligrapher n. calligraphist calligraphic [kal΄ə graf′ik] adj … English World dictionary
calligraphy — calligrapher, calligraphist, n. calligraphic /kal i graf ik/, calligraphical, adj. calligraphically, adv. /keuh lig reuh fee/, n. 1. fancy penmanship, esp. highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the… … Universalium
calligraphy — [[t]kəlɪ̱grəfi[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Calligraphy is the art of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen. 2) N UNCOUNT Calligraphy is beautiful and artistic handwriting. Her calligraphy was the clearest I d ever seen … English dictionary
calligraphy — noun Calligraphy is used before these nouns: ↑pen … Collocations dictionary
calligraphy — Каллиграфия (Calligraphy) Искусство красивого художественного письма. История каллиграфии связана с историей шрифта [упорядоченное множество знаков определенной системы письма] и орудий письма (тростниковые и птичьи перья, кисти и т.д.), а… … Шрифтовая терминология
