CALLIGRAPHY


Meaning of CALLIGRAPHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -fē ]

noun

Etymology: French or Greek; French calligraphie, from Greek kalligraphia, from kalli- beautiful (from 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 ˌka-lə-ˈgra-fik adjective

• cal·li·graph·i·cal·ly -fi-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.