英语词汇“glyptography”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	glyptography
释义	glyptography\|glɪpˈtɒgrəfɪ\| [f. Gr. γλυπτός carved + -γραϕία writing; cf. F. glyptographie.] a. The art of engraving upon gems. b. The descriptive science of engraved gems. 1797Brit. Critic X. 455 These general prolegomena are followed by the author's Introduction to Glyptography (l'étude des pierres gravées).1850J. Leitch tr. C. O. Müller's Anc. Art (ed. 2) §315 The Literature of glyptography is given by Millin..and Murr.1855tr. Labarte's Arts Mid. Ages i. 55 Glyptography requires such general knowledge and such profound study, as to render it sufficient of itself to occupy the whole leisure of an amateur. So ˈglyptograph [cf. glyphograph], ‘an engraving on a precious stone’; glypˈtographer, ‘an engraver on precious stones’ (Ogilvie); glyptoˈgraphic a., pertaining to glyptography. 1797Brit. Critic X. 455 A particularly valuable part of this introduction is the Glyptographic Lithology.
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