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screeving

screeving

9.9
A picture or writing made on the pavement with chalk
  • noun
  • Archaic
: dibujo en pavimento
  • Children spent the afternoon creating screeving with bright chalk outside the library.

Examples

  • The colorful screeving on the sidewalk attracted a crowd of curious onlookers.

  • A local artist is known for his detailed screeving that appears after every rainstorm.

  • The children enjoyed screeving colorful drawings on the sidewalk.

  • She loves screeving messages for her friends.

  • The colorful screeving on the sidewalk attracted a crowd of curious onlookers.

  • Children spent the afternoon creating screeving with bright chalk outside the library.

  • A local artist is known for his detailed screeving that appears after every rainstorm.

How Elaborate

pavement artist
  • UK
1 6.8
screeving
  • Archaic
9.9

Surface Forms

screeving singular
screeving plural

Morphology

screeving = screeve (transparent) = screeve + ing

This is a regular -ing derivative of the verb 'screeve', so the meaning follows directly from the base plus the suffix.

Etymology

Screeving comes from the same idea as scribe and scribble, words about writing and drawing. Think of someone 'scribbling' bright pictures on the pavement with chalk; that's a screeving — a chalk picture on the sidewalk.