Glyptic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of or relating to engraving or carving, especially on precious stones.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of or pertaining to engraving, especially on precious stones.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to gem engraving.
  • adj. Figured; marked as with figures.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to carving or engraving: as, the glyptic art. See glyptics.
  • In mineralogy, figured.
  • Word Usage
    "(Even in a lull, with only one drink to mix, he will not slacken his pace nor take a glyptic approach.)"
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