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calligraphy

[kuh-lig-ruh-fee] / kəˈlɪg rə fi /
NOUN
chirography
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NOUN
hand
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To illustrate, she holds up a box of charred scraps covered in Arabic calligraphy.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

Kurosawa insisted on mixing black calligraphy ink with the water in the rain machines, to ensure that the deluge could be distinguished from the cloudy sky behind it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Her grandmother taught tea ceremonies, and her grandfather taught calligraphy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025

Meghan radiates serenity and smiles brightly as she writes her own menus in impeccable calligraphy, guided by renowned chef Alice Waters.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2025

It had felt like calligraphy, if calligraphy were written in honey, and that was as close to it as he—or anyone—could come.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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