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clerkly script

clerkly script is the alternative form of clerical script.

Meaning of clerical script

Noun

clerical script (uncountable)

  1. An archaic style of Chinese calligraphy, dominant during the Han dynasty. Characters are rather wide (in comparison with modern styles), with long, bold, and deliberate sweeping strokes. Unlike the preceding seal script, it is still easily legible to modern readers, and thus remains in decorative use.

Questions about clerkly script

What is clerkly script the alternative form of?
Clerkly script is the alternative form of clerical script.

Words near clerkly script in the dictionary

  1. clerklike
  2. clerkliness
  3. clerkling
  4. clerklings
  5. clerkly
  6. clerkly script
  7. clerks
  8. clerks of courses
  9. clerks of the course
  10. clerks of the pells
  11. clerks of the pipe

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