chirography
nounUK /kʌɪˈrɒɡrəfi/
Etymology From chirograph + -y under influence from geography &c., from French chirographe, from Latin chirographus and chirographum, from Ancient Greek χειρόγραφος (kheirógraphos) and χειρόγραφον (kheirógraphon), from χειρο- (kheiro-, “hand-”) + γραφος (graphos, “writing, written thing”). Equivalent to chiro- (“hand”) + -graphy (“writing”) and handwriting.
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Usually Synonym of handwriting or penmanship, one's personal skill at writing.
- A flourishing style of chirography is nowhere less in place than on a physician's prescription.1856, Edward Parrish, An Introduction to practical pharmacy:
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Usually Synonym of calligraphy, the art of beautiful writing.
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Usually Synonym of autograph, writing in one's own hand.
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Usually Synonym of palmistry, fortune-telling based on one's hand.
- Related terms
- chirographic