Chirography

Chirography
Chirography Chi*rog"ra*phy, n. 1. The art of writing or engrossing; handwriting; as, skilled in chirography. [1913 Webster]

2. The art of telling fortunes by examining the hand. [1913 Webster]


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  • chirography — index handwriting Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • chirography — handwriting, 1650s, from CHIRO (Cf. chiro ) + graphos writing. Chirograph formal written legal document is attested from late 13c. in Anglo French, ultimately from Gk. kheirographia written testimony …   Etymology dictionary

  • chirography — [kī räg′rə fē] n. [ CHIRO + GRAPHY] handwriting; penmanship chirographer n. chirographic [kī΄rō graf′ik] adj. chirographical …   English World dictionary

  • Chirography — Not to be confused with Chirograph. For other uses, see Chirography (disambiguation). Chirography (from the Greek derived (cheir / cheiro ) Latin chiro (similar to the Hittite word kesar) meaning hand (i.e. chiropractic)) is the study of… …   Wikipedia

  • chirography — noun calligraphy or penmanship A flourishing style of chirography is nowhere less in place than on a physicians prescription …   Wiktionary

  • Chirography (disambiguation) — Chirography (from the Greek derived (cheir / cheiro ) Latin chiro (similar to the Hittite word kesar) meaning hand (i.e. chiropractic)) is the study of writing by hand in all of its aspects. Chirography may also refer to: Penmanship, the… …   Wikipedia

  • chirography — noun Date: 1631 1. handwriting, penmanship 2. calligraphy 1 • chirographer noun • chirographic or chirographical adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • chirography — chirographer, n. chirographic /kuy reuh graf ik/, chirographical, adj. /kuy rog reuh fee/, n. handwriting; penmanship. [1645 55; CHIRO + GRAPHY] * * * …   Universalium

  • Chirography — Кирография (искусство крупного чёткого и круглого письма) …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • chirography — study of handwriting or penmanship Sciences and Studies …   Phrontistery dictionary

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