Main Entry:

cal·lig·ra·phy

Pronunciation:

\-fē\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French or Greek; French calligraphie, from Greek kalligraphia, from kalli- beautiful (from kallos beauty) + -graphia -graphy

Date:

1604

1 a: artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering b: the art of producing such writing2: penmanship3: an ornamental line in drawing or painting

— cal·li·graph·ic \ˌka-lə-ˈgra-fik\ adjective

— cal·li·graph·i·cal·ly \-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb