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palaeoglyph
palaeoglyph n. 
/ˈpeɪlɪə(ʊ)ɡlɪf/, /ˈpeɪlioʊˌɡlɪf/ [after hieroglyph n.] now rare an ancient carved character or inscription; (in extended use) a similar carving or inscription.
Brit. /ˈpalɪə(ʊ)ɡlɪf/
, /ˈpalɪə(ʊ)ɡlɪf//ˈpeɪlɪə(ʊ)ɡlɪf/U.S. /ˈpeɪliəˌɡlɪf/
, /ˈpeɪliəˌɡlɪf//ˈpeɪlioʊˌɡlɪf/ΘΚΠ
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palaeoglyph1862
1862 Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 1861 30 7 Any slightest conversancy with Sanskrit paleoglyphs is incompatible with a decision so indulgent.
1898 J. W. Fewkes Archeol. Expedition to Arizona in 1895 in 17th Ann. Rep. Bureau Amer. Ethnol. 1895–6 ii. 568 The majority of the paleoglyphs are of Apache origin, and of comparatively modern date.
1914 W. J. L. Abbott in Sphere Jan. 132/2 Upon further washing and scrubbing it became evident that we had here the first discovered example of a British palaeoglyph.
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- to eat one's seed corn
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- to eat one's tutu
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