[cal.lig.ra.phy] n [F or Gk; F calligraphie, fr. Gk kalligraphia, fr. kalli- beautiful (fr. kallos beauty) + -graphia -graphy] (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 adj -- cal.li.graph.i.cal.ly adv