calligramn.

Brit.

/ˈkalᵻɡram/, U.S.

/ˈkæləˌɡræm/

Forms: 1900s– calligram, 1900s– calligramme.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French calligramme.

Etymology: < French calligramme (1918 in the title of a work containing such texts by the poet Guillaume Apollinaire (compare quot. 1976); < calli- (in calligraphie calligraphy n.) + -gramme (in idéogramme ideogram n.)), with remodelling of the ending after formations in -gram comb. form.

A word or piece of text in which the form and layout of the letters creates a pictorial or ornamental design, esp. one related to the meaning of the words themselves.

ΚΠ

1920 P. J. Lemos Appl. Art 317 Calligrams are similar to monograms, with the exception that they contain the whole word instead of the initials alone.

1923 Proc. Amer. Soc. Psychical Res. 16 103 I now refer my readers to the corresponding picture where they will find the two calligrams, one as designed by the jeweller and the other one as drawn by the Medium.

1976 Compar. Lit. Stud. 13 48 Apollinaire's calligram in the shape of a pocket-watch.

2008 D. K. Jernigan Drama & Postmodern vii. 165 I am reminded of calligrams such as Gregory Corso's poem ‘Bomb’, where the words on the page take on the very shape of an atomic explosion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	calligram
释义	calligramn. Brit. /ˈkalᵻɡram/, U.S. /ˈkæləˌɡræm/ Forms: 1900s– calligram, 1900s– calligramme. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French calligramme. Etymology: < French calligramme (1918 in the title of a work containing such texts by the poet Guillaume Apollinaire (compare quot. 1976); < calli- (in calligraphie calligraphy n.) + -gramme (in idéogramme ideogram n.)), with remodelling of the ending after formations in -gram comb. form. A word or piece of text in which the form and layout of the letters creates a pictorial or ornamental design, esp. one related to the meaning of the words themselves. ΚΠ 1920 P. J. Lemos Appl. Art 317 Calligrams are similar to monograms, with the exception that they contain the whole word instead of the initials alone. 1923 Proc. Amer. Soc. Psychical Res. 16 103 I now refer my readers to the corresponding picture where they will find the two calligrams, one as designed by the jeweller and the other one as drawn by the Medium. 1976 Compar. Lit. Stud. 13 48 Apollinaire's calligram in the shape of a pocket-watch. 2008 D. K. Jernigan Drama & Postmodern vii. 165 I am reminded of calligrams such as Gregory Corso's poem ‘Bomb’, where the words on the page take on the very shape of an atomic explosion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1920
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