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{ } a. Pertaining to the art of chasing or embossing in relief; anaglyptic; -- opposed to diaglyptic or sunk work. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Chemical + &unr_; to engrave. ] Engraved by a voltaic battery. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Represented or formed by depressions in the general surface; as, diaglyphic sculpture or engraving; -- opposed to anaglyphic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; of or for carving. ] (Fine Arts) Of or pertaining to sculpture or carving of any sort, esp. to glyphs. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Cf. F. hiéroglyphe. See Hieroglyphic, a. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A sacred character; a character used in picture writing, as of the ancient Egyptians, Mexicans, etc. Specifically, in the plural, the picture writing of the ancient Egyptian priests. It is made up of three, or, as some say, four classes of characters: first, the hieroglyphic proper, or figurative, in which the representation of the object conveys the idea of the object itself; second, the ideographic, consisting of symbols representing ideas, not sounds, as an ostrich feather is a symbol of truth; third, the phonetic, consisting of symbols employed as syllables of a word, or as letters of the alphabet, having a certain sound, as a hawk represented the vowel a. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any character or figure which has, or is supposed to have, a hidden or mysterious significance; hence, any unintelligible or illegible character or mark. [ Colloq. ]

{ } a. [ L. hieroglyphicus, Gr. &unr_;; "iero`s sacred + gly`fein to carve: cf. F. hiéroglyphique.] [1913 Webster]

1. Emblematic; expressive of some meaning by characters, pictures, or figures; as, hieroglyphic writing; a hieroglyphic obelisk. [1913 Webster]

Pages no better than blanks to common minds, to his, hieroglyphical of wisest secrets. Prof. Wilson. [1913 Webster]

2. Resembling hieroglyphics; not decipherable. “An hieroglyphical scrawl.” Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

3. of or pertaining to hieroglyphs. [wns=1] [WordNet 1.5]

adv. In hieroglyphics. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the art of cutting and engraving precious stones. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to petroglyphs or petroglyphy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Photo- + Gr. gly`fein to engrave. ] Pertaining to the art of engraving by the action of light. [ Written also photoglyptic. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Photoglyphic engraving, a process of etching on copper, steel, or zinc, by means of the action of light and certain chemicals, so that from the plate impressions may be taken. Sir D. Brewster. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to phytoglyphy. [ 1913 Webster ]