Associations to the word «Silverpoint»

Wiktionary

SILVERPOINT, noun. A traditional technique for drawing by dragging a silver rod or wire across a surface, often prepared with gesso or primer.

Dictionary definition

SILVERPOINT, noun. A drawing made on specially prepared paper with an instrument having a silver tip (15th and 16th centuries).

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras