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.
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