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
I have known persons who seemed absolutely to plume themselves on the illegibility of their scrawls; because, unfortunately, so many men of genius have indulged in a most shameful style of chirography.
From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Leslie, Eliza
Gill took from his pocket a neatly folded, daintily perfumed letter, the chirography of which was like steel-engraving.
From Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 by Various
She looked at the letter—her own familiar chirography started her out of countenance.
From Faithful Margaret A Novel by Ashmore, Annie
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
