grass script
English
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Etymology
A calque of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Chinese 草書/草书 (cǎoshū), mistaking the character 草 (cǎo) as meaning grass, when in fact it refers to writing which is careless; sloppy; hasty, for example the meaning implied in the compound words 潦草 (liáocǎo) and 草率 (cǎoshuài).
Noun
- A style of cursive script used in Chinese calligraphy.
Synonyms
Translations
style of cursive script used in Chinese calligraphy
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