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chrysograph

American

[kris-uh-graf, -grahf] / ˈkrɪs əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

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

verb (used with object)

to write with gold ink.

Other Word Forms

chrysographer noun

Etymology

Origin of chrysograph

First recorded in 1830–40; chrysography, -graph

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