glypticadj.n.
/ˈɡlɪptɪk/, U.S. /ˈɡlɪptɪk/ A. adj.
1. Of or pertaining to carving or engraving, esp. on precious stones.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > making jewellery or setting with jewels > [adjective] > relating to cutting or engraving gems
lapicidarial1592
glyptic1847
1847 in J. Craig New Universal Dict.
1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §85 The glyptic art (in precious stones).
1853 C. T. Newton Ess. Archæol. 50 It will be convenient after noticing sculpture in marble to take next in order Bronzes and Terracottas; we thus pass by a natural transition from Glyptic to Plastic Art.
1877 W. Jones Finger-ring Lore 216 During the Middle Ages the glyptic art had declined very much.
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2. ‘Mineralogy. Figured’ (Webster 1864).
B. n.
The art of carving or engraving, esp. on precious stones. Also plural.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > making jewellery or setting with jewels > [noun] > carving or engraving gems
glyptic1818
glyptography1855
gem-sculpture1882
1818 H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. Glyptick.
1855 F. B. Palliser tr. J. Labarte Handbk. Arts Middle Ages & Renaissance i. 51 The Egyptians are supposed first to have cultivated glyptics.
Derivatives
ˈglyptical adj. = sense A. 1.
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1887 S. Ferguson Ogham Inscript. 138 If the mind be..prepared to recognize familiar forms, though in glyptical masquerade.
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