silverpoint

sil·ver·point

 (sĭl′vər-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.

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silverpoint

(ˈsɪlvəˌpɔɪnt)

n

(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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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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