chirography

[ kahy-rog-ruh-fee ]
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noun
  1. handwriting; penmanship.

Origin of chirography

1
First recorded in 1645–55; chiro- + -graphy

Other words from chirography

  • chi·rog·ra·pher, noun
  • chi·ro·graph·ic [kahy-ruh-graf-ik], /ˌkaɪ rəˈgræf ɪk/, chi·ro·graph·i·cal, adjective

Words Nearby chirography

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How to use chirography in a sentence

  • No, but that handwriting,—I could not mistake it: the small, clear chirography is undoubtedly Nold's.

    Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander Berkman
  • I find no important errors in your theme, but your chirography lacks dignity and regularity.

    Alone | Marion Harland
  • I am writing this on the train as the intelligent readers will gather from the chirography.

    Jane Journeys On | Ruth Comfort Mitchell
  • Instantly recognizing the chirography, he asked where I was.

    A Confederate Girl's Diary | Sarah Margan Dawson
  • He writes short compositions, scribbled down in all haste, in bad chirography.

    Cuore (Heart) | Edmondo De Amicis

British Dictionary definitions for chirography

chirography

/ (kaɪˈrɒɡrəfɪ) /


noun
  1. another name for calligraphy

Derived forms of chirography

  • chirographer, noun
  • chirographic (ˌkaɪrəˈɡræfɪk) or chirographical, adjective

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