Meanings
verbcalligraph (third-person singular simple present calligraphs, present participle calligraphing, simple past and past participle calligraphed)
present singular third person calligraphs · participle present calligraphing · participle past calligraphed · past calligraphed
- To write using calligraphy.
In the window of one shop, I noticed a small hand-lettered sign saying that materials for calligraphers were available, that calligraphed books were bought and sold.
1993, Henry H. Glassie, Turkish Traditional Art Today, page 109
Origin
Back-formation from calligraphy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan cal·ligrafiar
- cal·ligrafiarwrite using calligraphy
Chinese Mandarin 書法創作 /书法创作
- 書法創作 /书法创作 (shūfǎ chuàngzuò)write using calligraphy
Dutch schoonschrijven, kalligraferen
- schoonschrijvenwrite using calligraphy
- kalligraferenwrite using calligraphy
Finnish tehdä kalligrafiaa, kirjoittaa kalligrafiaa
- tehdä kalligrafiaawrite using calligraphy
- kirjoittaa kalligrafiaawrite using calligraphy
Spanish caligrafiar
- caligrafiarwrite using calligraphy
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APA
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MLA
“calligraph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calligraph. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calligraph,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calligraph.
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