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

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)

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.

Girls with soul-and-body weariness writ across their faces in the sure chirography of hair-line wrinkles stood pelican-fashion, first on one leg and then on the other, to alternate the strain.

From Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole by Hurst, Fannie