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单词 silverpoint
释义

silverpoint

[ sil-ver-point ]
/ ˈsɪl vərˌpɔɪnt /

noun

a technique of drawing with a silver stylus on specially prepared paper.
a drawing made by this technique.

Origin of silverpoint

First recorded in 1880–85; silver + point

Words nearby silverpoint

silvern, silver nitrate, silver paper, silver perch, silver plate, silverpoint, silver poplar, silver protein, silver protein stain, silver salmon, silver screen

Definition for silverpoint (2 of 2)

silver point

noun

the melting point of silver, equal to 960.8°C, used as a fixed point on the international temperature scale.
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Example sentences from the Web for silverpoint

  • It is interesting to find that Leighton's famous Lemon Tree drawing in silverpoint was exhibited here.

    Frederic Lord Leighton |Ernest Rhys

British Dictionary definitions for silverpoint

silverpoint
/ (ˈsɪlvəˌpɔɪnt) /

noun

a drawing technique popular esp in the 15th and 16th centuries, using an instrument with a silver wire tip on specially prepared paper
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
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