chirography

[kahy-rog-ruh-fee]

noun

1. handwriting; penmanship.

chirography

/ kaɪˈrɒɡrəfɪ, ˌkaɪrəˈɡræfɪk /

noun

1. another name for calligraphy

Other Word Forms

• chirographer noun
• chirographic adjective
• chirographical adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chirography¹

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

Example Sentences

The early registers still exist in Stationers' Hall, near Paternoster Row, London, in quaint and almost undecipherable chirography, and some of them have been reissued in facsimile.

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I have been poring over his old-time chirography, clear-cut and beautiful as copper-plate.

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The writing as an example of the chirography of the century is of interest.

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My darling Brother,— I owe you two good long letters, and am ashamed to think how long it is since you have seen my crabbed chirography.

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We shall not object to your chirography, so you must practise it often, and let me hear of your progress and well-doing.

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