| 单词 | calligraphy |
| 释义 | 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 calligraphy of the 18th century. 2. handwriting; penmanship. 3. the art of writing beautifully: He studied calligraphy when he was a young man. 4. a script, usually cursive, although sometimes angular, produced chiefly by brush, esp. Chinese, Japanese, or Arabic writing of high aesthetic value. 5. Fine Arts. line or a group of lines either derived from or resembling letter forms and characterized by qualities usually associated with cursive writing, esp. that produced with a brush or pen. [1605-15; < Gk kalligraphía beautiful writing. See CALLI-, -GRAPHY] |
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