10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHIROGRAPHIST»
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chirographist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
The Literary magnet of the belles lettres, science, and the ...
learned French chirographist, who professed to discover the character of an
individual from an investigation of the characters of his goose- quill. Judging of
my letter by the Frenchman's criterion, my amatory presentiments were somewhat
...
Tobias Merton (pseud),
1826
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
chirographist (ki-rog'ra-fist), n. [( chirography the mammsa. The dental formula is
1 incisor, i canine, OF. cirurgerie, a rare form (with the term. con- 2. Ohirocentrns
rln -1ike fish occurring in the Indian ocean and eastward to apanese waters.
William Dwight Whitney,
1904
3
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
Also chirographist.— Chirographer of Ones, in old Eng. law, an officer in the
Common Pleas who engrossed fines of land. See chirograph. chirographic,
chirographical (ki-ro-graf'ik, -i-kal), a. [< chirography + -ic, -ical.] Pertaining to
chirography.
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The Century dictionary and cyclopedia: with a new atlas of ...
Also chirographist Chirographer of tinea, in old Eng. law, an officer in the
Common Pleas who engrossed fines of land. See chirograph. chirographic,
chirographical (ki-ro-graf 'ik, -i-kal), a. [< chirography + -ic, -teat.] Pertaining °to
chirography.
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith,
1913
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
Also chirographist.-cmrogra berofiines, in old Eng. law, an officer in the ('nnimon '
leas who engrossed fines of land. See chiropraph. chiro aphic, chirographical (ki-
ro- af'ik, -i-ks_. ), a. [< chirography + 4'0, ML] ert-aining to chirography.
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith,
1900
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: A work of Universal ...
Thus passeth it from this office to the chirographer'g, to be engrossed. Bacon,
Office of Alienation. 2. One who tells fortunes by examining the hand. Also
chirographist. —Ctdrogra.pherof fines, in old Eng. law, an officer in the Common
Pleas ...
7
The History of Napoleon Bonaparte
Yes, you were my writing-master, were you ? and a pretty chirographist you
madeof me too. Ask Josephine, there, what she thinks of my handwriting '" The
Empress, with that amiable tact which made her the most lovely of women,
smilingly ...
John Stevens Cabot Abbott,
1874
8
Our Neighbors: The Chinese
Those invitations were huge pieces of red paper on which an expert
chirographist had written in beautiful Chinese script, not the usual request to
come and " drink a cup of , samshu," but to come and " partake of a modest meal
in European ...
Joseph King Goodrich,
1913
1 was a chirographist of no little skill; he had none of the illicit desires of Mrs.
Mailsetter to pry into the contents of the letters in his care, but he knew at the
glance which told him the destination of the letter if it were from the handsome
young ...
10
The Bulletin of Pharmacy
The only way we can devise to anticipate this danger is to get our bumps read by
a phrenologist, our face by a physiognomist, our “horoscope” cast by an
astrologer; our writing inspected by a chirographist; and a pair of our cast-off
shoes ...