calligraphy

Word family nouncalligraphercalligraphycalligraphistadjectivecalligraphic

Related topics: Visual

cal·lig·ra·phy /kəˈlɪɡrəfi/ noun [uncountableU]

AVWRITEthe art of producing beautiful writing using special pens or brushes, or the writing produced this way 书法；书法字

—calligrapher noun [countableC]

Examples from the Corpus

calligraphy• Again, I smiled, wishing Father had brought calligraphy instead of ball torture.• Red paper, reflecting good fortune, with bright, bold, gold calligraphy, was hung in the kitchen.• If calligraphy is not a skill you possess or think you could learn, do not despair for there are some alternatives.• Moore, for instance, treasures a collection of sayings Penny Scaggs had written for her in calligraphy.• We learned a copperplate at my convent, with elaborate curlicues of capitals I have not seen in any other calligraphy.• So far as one could judge, nobody had graduated from their calligraphy evening class.• He spent the rest of his life collecting antiques and artwork and writing calligraphy in his smoke-filled room.

Origin calligraphy

(1600-1700) Greek kalligraphia, from kallos “beauty” + -graphia “-graphy”

词汇	calligraphy
释义	calligraphy Word family nouncalligraphercalligraphycalligraphistadjectivecalligraphic Related topics: Visual cal·lig·ra·phy /kəˈlɪɡrəfi/ noun [uncountableU] AVWRITEthe art of producing beautiful writing using special pens or brushes, or the writing produced this way 书法；书法字 —calligrapher noun [countableC] Examples from the Corpus calligraphy• Again, I smiled, wishing Father had brought calligraphy instead of ball torture.• Red paper, reflecting good fortune, with bright, bold, gold calligraphy, was hung in the kitchen.• If calligraphy is not a skill you possess or think you could learn, do not despair for there are some alternatives.• Moore, for instance, treasures a collection of sayings Penny Scaggs had written for her in calligraphy.• We learned a copperplate at my convent, with elaborate curlicues of capitals I have not seen in any other calligraphy.• So far as one could judge, nobody had graduated from their calligraphy evening class.• He spent the rest of his life collecting antiques and artwork and writing calligraphy in his smoke-filled room. Origin calligraphy (1600-1700) Greek kalligraphia, from kallos “beauty” + -graphia “-graphy”
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