draughtsmanship
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- noun
- /ˈdrɔːftsmənʃɪp/
- UK
:
destreza en damas
- She practiced daily to improve her draughtsmanship in preparation for the forthcoming tournament.
Examples
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Uninterested in painting or draughtsmanship.
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Where's the subtle draughtsmanship and multiple glazes?
Blog text (15) -
Education: Rasull completed an Abdul Rasull Diploma in Draughtsmanship in (third generation) India.
Academic text (2018) -
Many graphic artists responded to his use of the coarse lithographic crayon and his expressive draughtsmanship.
Academic text (2002) -
Picasso had conspicuously mastered every aspect of draughtsmanship and painting that had ever been applied to the recognizable before he moved on into the less recognizable, and the best reason for trying to follow what he was up to was that he had proved he could actually do what he was no longer doing.
Academic text (2009) -
His excellent draughtsmanship allowed him to create intricate designs on the checkers board.
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The championship showcased the players' remarkable draughtsmanship skills and strategies.
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Etymology
The word draughtsmanship comes from the game name draughts, the British name for checkers, plus the ending -manship which means 'skill'. The name draughts comes from an old word meaning 'to draw' or 'a move', like the word draw, so draughtsmanship is 'skill at making moves in draughts' and therefore means skill in playing the game.