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As a verb font

is .

As a noun calligraphy is

(uncountable) the art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.

font

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) font, from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A receptacle in a church for holy water - especially one used in baptism
  • A receptacle for oil in a lamp.
  • (figuratively) spring, source, fountain
  • * 1919 , :
    • The Bible lays special stress on the fear of God as the font of wisdom.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) fonte, feminine past participle of verb .

    Alternative forms

    * fount (UK)

    Noun

    (wikipedia font) (en noun)
  • (typography) A set of glyphs of unified design, belonging to one typeface (e.g., Helvetica), style (e.g., italic), and weight (e.g., bold). Usually representing the letters of an alphabet and its supplementary characters.
  • # In metal typesetting, a set of type sorts in one size.
  • # In phototypesetting, a set of patterns forming glyphs of any size, or the film they are stored on.
  • # In digital typesetting, a set of glyphs in a single style, representing one or more alphabets or writing systems, or the computer code representing it.
  • (computing) A computer file containing the code used to draw and compose the glyphs of one or more typographic fonts on a computer display or printer. A font file.
    • Derived terms
    * font family * multilingual font * Unicode font * bitmap font * screen font * outline font * printer font * font suitcase * roman font

    References

    * * Bringhurst, Robert (2002). The Elements of Typographic Style, version 2.5 , pp 291–2. Vancouver, Hartley & Marks. ISBN 0-88179-133-4.

    Etymology 3

    Apparently from (fount), with influence from the senses above (under etymology 1).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (figuratively) A source, wellspring, fount.
  • * 1824 — , canto V
    • A gaudy taste; for they are little skill'd in
    The arts of which these lands were once the font
  • * 1910 — , part II
    • As I am not drawing here on the font of imagination to refresh that of fact and experience, I do not suggest that the Tarot set the example of expressing Secret Doctrine in pictures and that it was followed by Hermetic writers; but it is noticeable that it is perhaps the earliest example of this art.
  • * 1915 —
    • I am interested to fix your attention on this prospect now because unless you take it within your view and permit the full significance of it to command your thought I cannot find the right light in which to set forth the particular matter that lies at the very font of my whole thought as I address you to-day.

    calligraphy

    English

    (wikipedia calligraphy)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.
  • * 1981', Wayne E. Begley, ''2: The Symbolic Role of '''Calligraphy on Three Imperial Mosques of Sh?h Jah?n'', Joanna Gottfried Williams (editor), ''Kal?dar?ana: American Studies in the Art of India , page 7,
    • This paper will explore the role of calligraphy on three royal mosques built during the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (1628-1658):.
  • * 1987 , Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Islamic Art and Spirituality , page 27,
    • There is, however, a temporal separation between the earthly crystallization of Quranic calligraphy and the advent of the Quranic revelation.
  • * 2004 , Leslie Cabarga, Logo, Font & Lettering Bible , page 78,
    • Calligraphy', however, can seem like a live concert recording with a shallow, raw sound and awkward "accidentals." But ' calligraphy has grown on me, and a distinction must be made between the calligraphy of high school diplomas and that of experts whose work is often breathtakingly beautiful.
  • (countable) Any such style of decorative writing.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2008, date=March 15, author=Roberta Smith, title=Fair Goes From Feast to Tasting Menu, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Around the corner, at Goedhuis, among more contemporary calligraphies , the fat and fuzzy brushwork of Zeng Yizeng (born 1973) stands out.}}
  • (countable) A document written in decorative style.
  • * 2004 , Diana J, Mukpo, Carolyn Rose Gimian (editors), ?Chogyam Trungpa, The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa , Volume 7, page 169,
    • Only a small number of Trungpa Rinpoche's calligraphies have been reproduced heretofore, some in very limited editions.

    Synonyms

    * (art or practice of decorative writing) chirography, penmanship

    Related terms

    * calligrapher * calligraphic

    External links

    * ("calligraphy" on Wikipedia)

    Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -graphy