chirography

[ kahy-rog-ruh-fee ]

/ kaɪˈrɒg rə fi /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR chirography ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

handwriting; penmanship.

Origin of chirography

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

OTHER WORDS FROM chirography

chi·rog·ra·pher, nounchi·ro·graph·ic

[kahy-ruh-graf-ik], /ˌkaɪ rəˈgræf ɪk/, chi·ro·graph·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby chirography

chirimoya, chirk, chirm, chiro, chirognostic, chirography, chirokinesthesia, chiromancy, chiromegaly, Chiron, chironomid

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Example sentences from the Web for chirography

After he had read the letter over carefully, he fell to scrutinizing the chirography.
Pretty Madcap Dorothy|Laura Jean Libbey
The chirography was the fashionable "long English;" the diction was good, and the orthography faultless.
The Secret of a Happy Home (1896)|Marion Harland
History and Biography show—perhaps you say to me—that many great men and great writers are deficient in spelling and chirography.
Ginger-Snaps|Fanny Fern
We can picture to ourselves Diemudis in her conventual dress, seated in the scriptorium, with her materials for chirography.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866|Various

It was done after the public reception, and "three hours' handshaking is not calculated to improve a man's chirography."
The Lincoln Story Book|Henry L. Williams

British Dictionary definitions for chirography

chirography

/ (kaɪˈrɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

another name for calligraphy

Derived forms of chirography

chirographer, nounchirographic (ˌkaɪrəˈɡræfɪk) or chirographical, adjective

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单词	chirography
释义	chirography [ kahy-rog-ruh-fee ] / kaɪˈrɒg rə fi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR chirography ON THESAURUS.COM noun handwriting; penmanship. Origin of chirography First recorded in 1645–55; chiro- + -graphy OTHER WORDS FROM chirography chi·rog·ra·pher, nounchi·ro·graph·ic [kahy-ruh-graf-ik], /ˌkaɪ rəˈgræf ɪk/, chi·ro·graph·i·cal, adjective Words nearby chirography chirimoya, chirk, chirm, chiro, chirognostic, chirography, chirokinesthesia, chiromancy, chiromegaly, Chiron, chironomid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chirography After he had read the letter over carefully, he fell to scrutinizing the chirography. Pretty Madcap Dorothy\|Laura Jean Libbey The chirography was the fashionable "long English;" the diction was good, and the orthography faultless. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896)\|Marion Harland History and Biography show—perhaps you say to me—that many great men and great writers are deficient in spelling and chirography. Ginger-Snaps\|Fanny Fern We can picture to ourselves Diemudis in her conventual dress, seated in the scriptorium, with her materials for chirography. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866\|Various It was done after the public reception, and "three hours' handshaking is not calculated to improve a man's chirography." The Lincoln Story Book\|Henry L. Williams British Dictionary definitions for chirography chirography / (kaɪˈrɒɡrəfɪ) / noun another name for calligraphy Derived forms of chirography chirographer, nounchirographic (ˌkaɪrəˈɡræfɪk) or chirographical, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to chirography handwriting, writing, calligraphy
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chirography

noun

Origin of chirography

OTHER WORDS FROM chirography

Words nearby chirography

Example sentences from the Web for chirography

British Dictionary definitions for chirography

noun

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