Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ledger drawing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: ledger -draw-ing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A narrative drawing or painting on paper or cloth, as executed by Native Americans, principally of the Great Plains.

Example Sentences

"When John Ross, an anthropologist who had been working with Spokane people for thirty years, took me to the studio of George Flett, I saw my first ledger drawing."

Etymology

From the frequent use by the artists of paper from ledger books.

Inflected Forms

ledger drawings (plural)

Synonyms

ledger art

Questions

What does ledger drawing mean?: A narrative drawing or painting on paper or cloth, as executed by Native Americans, principally of the Great Plains.
Where does ledger drawing come from?: From the frequent use by the artists of paper from ledger books.

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