monogram.
A picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch.
Meaning & usage
A picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch.
Where this word comes from
From French monogramme, from the Classical Latin adjective monogrammus, from the conjectured Ancient Greek * μονόγραμμος (monógrammos, “outlined”, “drawn with single lines”).
A sentence consisting of only one line, or an epigram consisting of only one verse, of poetry.
Where this word comes from
Formed as mono- + -gram, by analogy with epigram.
A design or motif composed of one or more letters, often intertwined, used as an identifying mark of an individual or institution; the letters are usually the initials of their names.
Where this word comes from
The noun derives from the post-Classical Latin monogrammum, itself from the Byzantine Greek μονόγραμμον (monógrammon); compare the French and Middle French monogramme, as well as the Italian monogramma. The verb derives from the noun; compare the earlier adjective monogrammed and the slightly earlier noun monogramming.
To mark something with a monogram.
Where this word comes from
The noun derives from the post-Classical Latin monogrammum, itself from the Byzantine Greek μονόγραμμον (monógrammon); compare the French and Middle French monogramme, as well as the Italian monogramma. The verb derives from the noun; compare the earlier adjective monogrammed and the slightly earlier noun monogramming.
One of the symbols used in either the I Ching divination or the Taixuanjing divination: the unbroken line ⚊ for Heaven;
One of the symbols used in either the I Ching divination or the Taixuanjing divination: the once-broken line ⚋ for Earth;
One of the symbols used in either the I Ching divination or the Taixuanjing divination: the twice-broken line 𝌀 for Man (only used in Taixuanjing divination).
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