n.
Pronunciation: -f ē
Function: noun
Etymology: French or Greek; French calligraphie, from Greek kalligraphia, from kalli- beautiful (fr. kallos beauty) + -graphia -graphy
Date: 1604
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 \ ˌ ka-l ə - ' gra-fik \ adjective
– cal · li · graph · i · cal · ly \ -fi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb