chrysography
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prettygoodwordchrysography (kri-SOG-ruh-fee) - n., writing or drawing with gold ink; gold letters so written.
Applies more to the age of manuscripts than today, but still cool. The ink is made of powdered gold suspended in a small amount of glair or gum, which takes specific technique to apply. First used in the early 1850s, from Ancient Greek chrȳsographía, from chryso-, golden + -graphy, writing.
(Okay, that counts as a fancy C word.)
---L.
Applies more to the age of manuscripts than today, but still cool. The ink is made of powdered gold suspended in a small amount of glair or gum, which takes specific technique to apply. First used in the early 1850s, from Ancient Greek chrȳsographía, from chryso-, golden + -graphy, writing.
(Okay, that counts as a fancy C word.)
---L.
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