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 looked at the letter—her own familiar chirography started her out of countenance.
From Faithful Margaret A Novel by Annie Ashmore
Just as Freyer reached the door, a man hurried in with a letter, Freyer recognized the large well-known chirography on the envelope as he passed--Countess Wildenau's handwriting.
From On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau by Wilhelmine von Hillern
But his head still swam; and when he tried to read it the angular chirography danced under his eyes, describing such curious antics that he was driven at last to ask her aid.
From The Mystery of The Barranca by Herman Whitaker
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