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calligraph

American

[kal-i-graf, -grahf] / ˈkæl ɪˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

verb (used with object)

to produce by means of calligraphy.

The love letter was calligraphed in a delicate hand.

Etymology

Origin of calligraph

1880–85; back formation from calligraphy; calli-, -graph

Example Sentences

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I tried to calligraph a card for his mother, but couldn't seem to control the pen well today.

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A photographic calligraph, whose letters were so fine as to require a microscope to see them, was placed at a distance of three hundred feet.

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The MS. was copied on vellum by Nicholas Jarry, the great calligraph of his time.

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I'd love to finish the quilt and also calligraph some of my poems.

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