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glyptic definition

glyp·tic (glip′tik)

adjective

having to do with carving or engraving, esp. on gems

Etymology: Fr glyptique < Gr glyptikos < Gr glyptos, carved < glyphein: see glyph

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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