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Definition of Glyptics
1. Noun. The art of engraving on precious stones.
Definition of Glyptics
1. n. The art of engraving on precious stones.
Definition of Glyptics
1. Noun. The art of engraving on precious stones. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Glyptics
1. glyptic [n] - See also: glyptic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glyptics
Literary usage of Glyptics
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Greek Archæology by Maxime Collignon (1886)
"THE study of glyptics, or of engraved precious stones, is naturally connected
... glyptics is one of the branches of ancient art that most keenly aroused ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"... a carved image), verbal adj. of y/i^eiv, carve : see glyph.] 1. Pertaining to
carving or engraving: as, the glyptic art. See glyptics. ..."
3. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages: A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship by Julia de Wolf Gibbs Addison (1908)
"The art of the lapidary, or science of glyptics, is a most interesting study,
... Theophilus on glyptics is too delightfully naive for us to resist ..."
4. Dictionary of English Language Exhibiting Orthography, Pronunciation and by Arnold James Cooley (1861)
"... scratched through the ordin. etching ground on a copper-plate, [stone,
fice.; figured (min.). glyptics ... A treatise of glyptics or of sculpture. ..."
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