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calligram

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  • noun A word, phrase or longer text in which the typeface or the layout has some special significance
  • noun A signature made from interwoven Arabic words, or interwoven Arabic words in the shape of the thing described

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  1. Islamic calligraphy

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  • PossibleUnderscore commented on the word calligram

    *applause*

    June 23, 2010

  • alexz commented on the word calligram

    spotted in a Ted-Ed video about Geneviève Emy.

    word comes from Calligraphie Ideogramme

    March 22, 2016