noun greek

grăphis

gen. ĭdis and ĭdos · gender feminine

A drawing-pencil; sketching-pen

A drawing-pencil, sketching-pen: pingere collibitum est: graphidem date, Ser. ap. Diom. p. 516 P.—

drawing; a draught; design by extension •

Transf., drawing; a draught, design: architectum oportet graphidos scientiam habere, Vitr. 1, 1, 4: alias multa graphidis vestigia exstant in tabulis ac membranis ejus, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 68.

Perseus ID: n19885 Key: graphis