Looking for a verb that means “to fashion letters and words on paper with skill”
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I need a single verb that describes what a good calligrapher does. Something like, "He calligraphed the invitations quite nicely." Is there such a word?
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I need a single verb that describes what a good calligrapher does. Something like, "He calligraphed the invitations quite nicely." Is there such a word?
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Have you tried looking up calligraph in a dictionary?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 6 at 0:21
Yes. Didn't show up.
– bob.sacamento
Dec 6 at 0:22
You need a better dictionary, then. Dictionary.com has it, for instance.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 6 at 0:24
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Possible duplicate of Is there a verb that means to write in calligraphy?
– Tonepoet
Dec 6 at 3:38
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@JanusBahsJacquet To be fair, I think you just got lucky to look in just the right one for this. It's not in most of the dictionaries The Free Dictionary consults, aside from wordnet and that includes Random House Webter's College dictionary, the American Heritage Dictionary and Collins Unabridged (which boasts the highest advertised word count). Those are some pretty fine dictionaries to lack it in my opinion, if somebody chose to consult a printed source, so this seems to be a part of the extended vocabulary of English.
– Tonepoet
Dec 6 at 4:00
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I need a single verb that describes what a good calligrapher does. Something like, "He calligraphed the invitations quite nicely." Is there such a word?
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asked Dec 6 at 0:17
bob.sacamento
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I need a single verb that describes what a good calligrapher does. Something like, "He calligraphed the invitations quite nicely." Is there such a word?
single-word-requests
single-word-requests
asked Dec 6 at 0:17
bob.sacamento
1084
asked Dec 6 at 0:17
bob.sacamento
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edited Dec 6 at 0:23
asked Dec 6 at 0:17
bob.sacamento
1084
asked Dec 6 at 0:17
bob.sacamento
1084
asked Dec 6 at 0:17
bob.sacamento
1084
1084
Have you tried looking up calligraph in a dictionary?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 6 at 0:21
Yes. Didn't show up.
– bob.sacamento
Dec 6 at 0:22
You need a better dictionary, then. Dictionary.com has it, for instance.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 6 at 0:24
1
Possible duplicate of Is there a verb that means to write in calligraphy?
– Tonepoet
Dec 6 at 3:38
2
@JanusBahsJacquet To be fair, I think you just got lucky to look in just the right one for this. It's not in most of the dictionaries The Free Dictionary consults, aside from wordnet and that includes Random House Webter's College dictionary, the American Heritage Dictionary and Collins Unabridged (which boasts the highest advertised word count). Those are some pretty fine dictionaries to lack it in my opinion, if somebody chose to consult a printed source, so this seems to be a part of the extended vocabulary of English.
– Tonepoet
Dec 6 at 4:00
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Have you tried looking up calligraph in a dictionary?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 6 at 0:21
Yes. Didn't show up.
– bob.sacamento
Dec 6 at 0:22
You need a better dictionary, then. Dictionary.com has it, for instance.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 6 at 0:24
1
Possible duplicate of Is there a verb that means to write in calligraphy?
– Tonepoet
Dec 6 at 3:38
2
@JanusBahsJacquet To be fair, I think you just got lucky to look in just the right one for this. It's not in most of the dictionaries The Free Dictionary consults, aside from wordnet and that includes Random House Webter's College dictionary, the American Heritage Dictionary and Collins Unabridged (which boasts the highest advertised word count). Those are some pretty fine dictionaries to lack it in my opinion, if somebody chose to consult a printed source, so this seems to be a part of the extended vocabulary of English.
– Tonepoet
Dec 6 at 4:00
Have you tried looking up calligraph in a dictionary?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 6 at 0:21
Have you tried looking up calligraph in a dictionary?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 6 at 0:21
Yes. Didn't show up.
– bob.sacamento
Dec 6 at 0:22
Yes. Didn't show up.
– bob.sacamento
Dec 6 at 0:22
You need a better dictionary, then. Dictionary.com has it, for instance.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 6 at 0:24
You need a better dictionary, then. Dictionary.com has it, for instance.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 6 at 0:24
1
1
Possible duplicate of Is there a verb that means to write in calligraphy?
– Tonepoet
Dec 6 at 3:38
Possible duplicate of Is there a verb that means to write in calligraphy?
– Tonepoet
Dec 6 at 3:38
2
2
@JanusBahsJacquet To be fair, I think you just got lucky to look in just the right one for this. It's not in most of the dictionaries The Free Dictionary consults, aside from wordnet and that includes Random House Webter's College dictionary, the American Heritage Dictionary and Collins Unabridged (which boasts the highest advertised word count). Those are some pretty fine dictionaries to lack it in my opinion, if somebody chose to consult a printed source, so this seems to be a part of the extended vocabulary of English.
– Tonepoet
Dec 6 at 4:00
@JanusBahsJacquet To be fair, I think you just got lucky to look in just the right one for this. It's not in most of the dictionaries The Free Dictionary consults, aside from wordnet and that includes Random House Webter's College dictionary, the American Heritage Dictionary and Collins Unabridged (which boasts the highest advertised word count). Those are some pretty fine dictionaries to lack it in my opinion, if somebody chose to consult a printed source, so this seems to be a part of the extended vocabulary of English.
– Tonepoet
Dec 6 at 4:00
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the verb to calligraph works nicely. Vocabulary.com
v write beautifully and ornamentally
Your sentence is correct, as it is here in another example:
May 10, 1985… I calligraphed a Mother's Day card, put a $20 bill in it
along with a box of pretty soap for the big day. Isaacson, Lauren Ann
Etymonline dates its 1st use as 1610. Etymonline.com
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the verb to calligraph works nicely. Vocabulary.com
v write beautifully and ornamentally
Your sentence is correct, as it is here in another example:
May 10, 1985… I calligraphed a Mother's Day card, put a $20 bill in it
along with a box of pretty soap for the big day. Isaacson, Lauren Ann
Etymonline dates its 1st use as 1610. Etymonline.com
answered Dec 6 at 0:43
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the verb to calligraph works nicely. Vocabulary.com
v write beautifully and ornamentally
Your sentence is correct, as it is here in another example:
May 10, 1985… I calligraphed a Mother's Day card, put a $20 bill in it
along with a box of pretty soap for the big day. Isaacson, Lauren Ann
Etymonline dates its 1st use as 1610. Etymonline.com
answered Dec 6 at 0:43
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the verb to calligraph works nicely. Vocabulary.com
v write beautifully and ornamentally
Your sentence is correct, as it is here in another example:
May 10, 1985… I calligraphed a Mother's Day card, put a $20 bill in it
along with a box of pretty soap for the big day. Isaacson, Lauren Ann
Etymonline dates its 1st use as 1610. Etymonline.com
answered Dec 6 at 0:43
lbf
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the verb to calligraph works nicely. Vocabulary.com
v write beautifully and ornamentally
Your sentence is correct, as it is here in another example:
May 10, 1985… I calligraphed a Mother's Day card, put a $20 bill in it
along with a box of pretty soap for the big day. Isaacson, Lauren Ann
Etymonline dates its 1st use as 1610. Etymonline.com
answered Dec 6 at 0:43
lbf
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answered Dec 6 at 0:43
lbf
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answered Dec 6 at 0:43
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answered Dec 6 at 0:43
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Have you tried looking up calligraph in a dictionary?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 6 at 0:21
Yes. Didn't show up.
– bob.sacamento
Dec 6 at 0:22
You need a better dictionary, then. Dictionary.com has it, for instance.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 6 at 0:24
1
Possible duplicate of Is there a verb that means to write in calligraphy?
– Tonepoet
Dec 6 at 3:38
2
@JanusBahsJacquet To be fair, I think you just got lucky to look in just the right one for this. It's not in most of the dictionaries The Free Dictionary consults, aside from wordnet and that includes Random House Webter's College dictionary, the American Heritage Dictionary and Collins Unabridged (which boasts the highest advertised word count). Those are some pretty fine dictionaries to lack it in my opinion, if somebody chose to consult a printed source, so this seems to be a part of the extended vocabulary of English.
– Tonepoet
Dec 6 at 4:00