chirography

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

She seized it again and pored over it with keen eyes; but its neat, cramped chirography revealed nothing.

From Faithful Margaret A Novel by Ashmore, Annie

Back, therefore, he hastened to the Imperial, where, however, his search for familiar chirography was fruitless.

From Final Proof or the Value of Evidence by Ottolengui, R.

It becomes me to have a fine pen, and to try and be rather refined than otherwise in my chirography!

From Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. by Hall, Edward B.