sil·ver·point (s l v r-point )n. 1. A technique of drawing on specially prepared paper with a silver-tipped instrument. 2. A drawing made by use of this technique. |
silverpoint [ˈsɪlvəˌpɔɪnt]
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(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a drawing technique popular esp in the 15th and 16th centuries, using an instrument with a silver wire tip on specially prepared paper
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| Noun | 1. |  silverpoint - a drawing made on specially prepared paper with an instrument having a silver tip (15th and 16th centuries)drawing - a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures" |
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