chrysograph

[ kris-uh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

1. a manuscript, especially of the Middle Ages, written in gold or gold and silver ink.

verb (used with object)

1. to write with gold ink.

Other Words From

• chry·sog·ra·pher [kri-, sog, -r, uh, -fer], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of chrysograph¹

First recorded in 1830–40; chrysography, -graph