of writing or hand-lettering: elaborate or ornamental in style
b
of a document: written by hand especially in an elaborate or ornamental style
2
a
: consisting of or ornamented with lines resembling the flourishes of ornate or decorated handwriting or hand-lettering
calligraphic scrolls
a calligraphic figure
b
: printed, engraved, or otherwise produced in a style imitative of ornamental handwriting, hand-lettering, or freehand drawing
a printed calligraphic title
engraved calligraphic ornament
c
: bearing writing or a representation of writing that is regarded as being in itself a source of aesthetic pleasure—used especially of works of art displaying Chinese characters or one of the ornamental types of Arabic script
3
: drawn, painted, or formed in the manner of calligraphy (see calligraphysense 3)
a wiry arabesque of swift calligraphic line—Eric Newton
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