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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

glyptic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

art: It first appears in Mesopotamia in the glyptic art of the Mittanian Kingdom in the fifteenth century BC.

Browse dictionary entries near glyptic

  1. ‹ glyphography
  2. ‹ glyph
  3. ‹ glycosuria
  4. ‹ glycoside
  5. ‹ glycoprotein
  6. ‹ glyconeogenesis
  7. ‹ glycolysis
  8. ‹ glycolic acid
  9. ‹ glycol
  10. ‹ glycogenic
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