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flying white

flying white noun: a kind of calligraphic technique that involves applying a relatively dry brush at high speed to create dry, streaky strokes.

Noun

flying white (uncountable)

  1. (Chinese) A kind of calligraphic technique that involves applying a relatively dry brush at high speed to create dry, streaky strokes.

Origin of flying white

Calque from Chinese 飛白／飞白 (fēibái).

Questions about flying white

What does flying white mean?
Flying white means a kind of calligraphic technique that involves applying a relatively dry brush at high speed to create dry, streaky strokes.
What part of speech is flying white?
Flying white is a noun.

Words near flying white in the dictionary

  1. flying voter
  2. flying voters
  3. Flying Vs
  4. flying wedge
  5. flying wedges
  6. flying white
  7. flying wing
  8. flying wings
  9. flying with leaden wings
  10. flying without a licence
  11. flyingfish

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