- glyptic art
- nouncarvings or engravings (especially on precious stones)• Syn: ↑glyptography• Hypernyms: ↑carving
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glyptic — Synonyms and related words: CYSP sculpture, anaglyptics, anaglyptography, architectural sculpture, bone carving, burr, casting, ceroplastics, chasing, chiseling, clay sculpture, cross hatching, decorative sculpture, demitint, earth art, embossing … Moby Thesaurus
glyptic — noun Etymology: probably from French glyptique, from Greek glyptikē, from glyphein Date: circa 1818 the art or process of carving or engraving especially on gems … New Collegiate Dictionary
glyptic — glyp·tic || glɪptɪk adj. of or relating to the art of carving or engraving (particularly on gems) … English contemporary dictionary
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glyptics — noun the art of engraving on precious stones • Syn: ↑lithoglyptics • Hypernyms: ↑glyptic art, ↑glyptography * * * /glip tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) glyptography (def. 2). [1810 20; see … Useful english dictionary
lithoglyptics — noun the art of engraving on precious stones • Syn: ↑glyptics • Hypernyms: ↑glyptic art, ↑glyptography * * * ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun plural but usually singular in construction Etymology: lith + glyptics, plural of glyptic ( … Useful english dictionary
diaglyph — noun glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo) • Syn: ↑intaglio • Hypernyms: ↑glyptic art, ↑glyptography … Useful english dictionary
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