chirography

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Even though some words were beyond their ken, 1947-5 boys & girls batted 44.68% on such items as accessible, chirography, descendant and evanescent.

From Time Magazine Archive

Not its content, but its chirography: stubborn, insecure, self-centered, secretive, ungenerous and frigid.

From Time Magazine Archive

Visitants of the school expressed surprise at the neatness of their needle-work, and chirography.

From Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character by Sigourney, L. H. (Lydia Howard)

Indeed his favourite attitude when in repose showed his wonderful gift in chirography  as well as his affection for me.

From Mr. Munchausen  Being a True Account of Some of the Recent Adventures beyond the Styx of the Late Hieronymus Carl Friedrich, Sometime Baron Munchausen of Bodenwerder by Bangs, John Kendrick

Now and then one came, a little missive in angular chirography, telling how she longed to return to them, which they read and re-read by candlelight.

From The Girl From Tim's Place by Munn, Charles Clark