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glyptography
[ glip-tog-ruh-fee ]
noun
- the description or study of engraved gems or other stones.
- Also called glyptics. the art or process of engraving on gems or the like.
glyptography
/ ɡlɪpˈtɒɡrəfɪ; ˌɡlɪptəˈɡræfɪk /
noun
- the art of carving or engraving upon gemstones
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Derived Forms
- glyptographic, adjective
- ˈٴDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms
- ·ٴDz۲· noun
- ·ٴ·· [glip-t, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of glyptography1
1790–1800; < Greek ó ( s ) carved + -graphy
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Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
We may therefore divide Etruscan glyptography into: I. Etruscan scarabs, with Etruscan or Assyrian subjects.
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