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silverpoint

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sil·ver·point  (slvr-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]
n
(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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Noun1.silverpointsilverpoint - 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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The brown walls were hung with a choice selection of sporting prints, varied here and there with silverpoint etchings of beautiful women in various poses.
 
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