picture writing

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noun

the art of recording events or expressing ideas by pictures, or pictorial symbols, as practiced by preliterate peoples.

pictorial symbols forming a record or communication.

Origin of picture writing

First recorded in 1735–45

Words nearby picture writing

picture show, picture spread, picturesque, picture tube, picture window, picture writing, picturize, picul, piculet, Picumnus, Picus

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Example sentences from the Web for picture writing

On the outer surface of each tent was exhibited the biography of its owner—expressed in picture-writing.
The Wild Huntress|Mayne Reid
They corresponded with their kindred on the plains by picture-writing.
Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes|Sylvia Sunshine
In Egypt, and probably in Accadia, the hieroglyphic or picture-writing was the earliest mode of expressing ideas.
The Reign of the Manuscript|Perry Wayland Sinks
Only lately a book composed in picture-writing throughout, was printed for the Mikmak Indians of Newfoundland.
St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1886, No. 7.|Various

Then the Doctor called for one of their scribes—that is, a man who did picture-writing.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle|Hugh Lofting

British Dictionary definitions for picture writing

picture writing

noun

any writing system that uses pictographs

a system of artistic expression and communication using pictures or symbolic figures

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单词	picture writing
释义	picture writing SEE SYNONYMS FOR picture writing ON THESAURUS.COM noun the art of recording events or expressing ideas by pictures, or pictorial symbols, as practiced by preliterate peoples. pictorial symbols forming a record or communication. Origin of picture writing First recorded in 1735–45 Words nearby picture writing picture show, picture spread, picturesque, picture tube, picture window, picture writing, picturize, picul, piculet, Picumnus, Picus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for picture writing On the outer surface of each tent was exhibited the biography of its owner—expressed in picture-writing. The Wild Huntress\|Mayne Reid They corresponded with their kindred on the plains by picture-writing. Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes\|Sylvia Sunshine In Egypt, and probably in Accadia, the hieroglyphic or picture-writing was the earliest mode of expressing ideas. The Reign of the Manuscript\|Perry Wayland Sinks Only lately a book composed in picture-writing throughout, was printed for the Mikmak Indians of Newfoundland. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1886, No. 7.\|Various Then the Doctor called for one of their scribes—that is, a man who did picture-writing. The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle\|Hugh Lofting British Dictionary definitions for picture writing picture writing noun any writing system that uses pictographs a system of artistic expression and communication using pictures or symbolic figures Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to picture writing script, cuneiform, hieroglyphics, ideography, runes, symbology
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picture writing

noun

Origin of picture writing

Words nearby picture writing

Example sentences from the Web for picture writing

British Dictionary definitions for picture writing

noun

Words related to picture writing