Synonyms for penmanship
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pen-muh n-ship |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛn mənˌʃɪp |
Définition of penmanship
Origin :- 1690s, from obsolete penman "copyist, clerk, scrivener" + -ship.
- noun handwriting
- He asked me to judge the writer's character from the penmanship.
- Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens
- You are to come three nights a week, for lessons in arithmetic and penmanship.
- Extract from : « From Farm to Fortune » by Horatio Alger Jr.
- We have prepared, for home study, books on bookkeeping, penmanship and shorthand.
- Extract from : « Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales » by Robert L. Taylor
- Penmanship has always been one of my own deficiencies, and I know how to sympathize with you.
- Extract from : « Behind the Scenes » by Elizabeth Keckley
- She did; and it affected his penmanship so that the writing grew wabbly.
- Extract from : « Iole » by Robert W. Chambers
- There are no other specimens of his penmanship in existence.
- Extract from : « Is Shakespeare Dead? » by Mark Twain
- Haven't you got a sample of your father's penmanship anywhere, Hiram?
- Extract from : « Owen Clancy's Happy Trail » by Burt L. Standish
- Bosco Blithers, professor of penmanship and author of “Pot-hooks and Hangers.”
- Extract from : « Three Hats » by Alfred Debrun
- I never met his equal in penmanship, drawing, and designing.
- Extract from : « Captain Canot » by Brantz Mayer
- If you have got any specimens of penmanship of real merit, trot them out!
- Extract from : « The Innocents Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
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