chrysograph

[ kris-uh-graf, -grahf ]

noun
  1. a manuscript, especially of the Middle Ages, written in gold or gold and silver ink.

verb (used with object)
  1. to write with gold ink.

Origin of chrysograph

1
First recorded in 1830–40; see origin at chrysography, -graph

Other words from chrysograph

  • chry·sog·ra·pher [kri-sog-ruh-fer], /krɪˈsɒg rə fər/, noun

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