silverpoint

/ˈsɪlvərˌpɔɪnt/
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Other forms: silverpoints

Definitions of silverpoint
  1. noun
    a drawing made on specially prepared paper with an instrument having a silver tip (15th and 16th centuries)
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    type of:
    drawing
    a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
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