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单词 callotechnics
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callotechnicsn.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek κάλλος , technics n.
Etymology: < ancient Greek κάλλος beauty (see callisthenic adj.) + technics n. Compare Hellenistic Greek καλλιτεχνία , Byzantine Greek καλοτεχνία , both denoting beauty of workmanship. Compare callography n.
Obsolete. rare.
With plural or singular agreement. The fine arts, sports, and games, considered collectively; the branch of human knowledge concerned with this.Originally in the terminology of the U.S. academic Roswell Park (1807–69); cf. callography n.
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1841 R. Park Pantology 514 In the department of Callotechnics, we comprehend those arts of ornament and amusement which relate to material objects, and hence depend upon materials and instruments for their exercise.
1882 Misc. Notes, Queries, & Answers Aug. 26 What is meant by ‘dead points’, in that part of Callotechnics known as painting?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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