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
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
He opened one of the letters and read slowly, his brows drawn together in an effort to decipher his partner’s chirography.
From Lost Farm Camp by Knibbs, Harry Herbert
She looked at the letter—her own familiar chirography started her out of countenance.
From Faithful Margaret A Novel by Ashmore, Annie
