calligraphy

One entry found for calligraphy.

Main Entry: cal·lig·ra·phy
Pronunciation: -fE
Function: noun
Etymology: French or Greek; French calligraphie, from Greek kalligraphia, from kalli- beautiful (from kallos beauty) + -graphia -graphy
1 a : artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering b : the art of producing such writing
2 : PENMANSHIP
3 : an ornamental line in drawing or painting
- cal·li·graph·ic /"ka-l&-'gra-fik/ adjective
- cal·li·graph·i·cal·ly /-fi-k(&-)lE/ adverb