silverpoint

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noun

A traditional technique for drawing by dragging a silver rod or wire across a surface, often prepared with gesso or primer.

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Meanings

nounsilverpoint (countable and uncountable, plural silverpoints)

plural silverpoints

  1. uncountableA traditional technique for drawing by dragging a silver rod or wire across a surface, often prepared with gesso or primer.
  2. countableAn artwork produced by this technique.
verbsilverpoint (third-person singular simple present silverpoints, present participle silverpointing, simple past and past participle silverpointed)

present singular third person silverpoints · participle present silverpointing · participle past silverpointed · past silverpointed

  1. To use this drawing technique.

Synonyms & antonyms

Broader
metalpoint

Origin

From silver + point.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silverpoint,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silverpoint.

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