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单词 hieroglyph
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hieroglyphn.

Brit. /ˈhʌɪ(ə)rə(ʊ)ɡlɪf/, U.S. /ˈhaɪ(ə)rəˌɡlɪf/, /ˈhaɪ(ə)roʊˌɡlɪf/
Forms: Also 1500s gieroglife.
Etymology: Back-formation < hieroglyphic adj. and n.: compare French hiéroglyphe (1576 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter). The Greek ἱερογλύϕος meant ‘a carver of hieroglyphics’: compare sense 3. With the gi- form, compare French gierogliphique (Cotgrave) and Italian, and see hierarchy n.
1.
a. A hieroglyphic character; a figure of some object, as a tree, animal, etc., standing for a word (or, afterwards, in some cases, a syllable or sound), and forming an element of a species of writing found on ancient Egyptian monuments and records; thence extended to such figures similarly used in the writing of other races. Also, a writing consisting of characters of this kind.
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society > communication > writing > written character > [noun] > hieroglyph
cipher1541
hieroglyph1598
hierogram1656
hierograph1835
determinative1862
1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Geroglifico, a gieroglife, mysticall or enigmaticall letters or cyfers vsed among the Egyptians.
1774 J. Bryant New Syst. (new ed.) I. 375 The swan..was certainly the hieroglyph of the country.
1831 Fraser's Mag. 3 12 These Hieroglyphs are a true Sacred Writing.
1859 T. J. Gullick & J. Timbs Painting 35 The hieroglyphs were generally coloured on the great monuments.
1876 S. Birch Egypt 9 The hieroglyphs in the name of Ptolemy were fuller forms of the demotic signs used in the same name.
b. attributive. Inscribed with hieroglyphs.
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society > communication > writing > written text > an inscription > [adjective] > bearing inscription > hieroglyphic
hieroglyphic1663
hieroglyph1853
hieroglyphed1877
1853 J. Cumming Script. Reading Gen. xli. 358 From hieroglyph monuments of Egypt.
2.
a. transferred and figurative. A figure, device, or sign having some hidden meaning; a secret or enigmatical symbol; an emblem.
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society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > symbolizing > [noun] > a symbol
tokeningc888
tokenc890
print1340
bannerc1380
signingc1390
signala1393
signc1400
similitude?c1400
type?a1500
sacrament1534
resemblance1548
adumbration1552
character1569
picture1580
symbol1590
moral?1594
attribute1600
symbolization1603
allegory1606
emblema1616
hieroglyph1646
simile1682
documentor1684
symptoma1687
monument1728
metaphor1836
presentation1866
symbolisms1876
ideogram1897
picture message1912
figura1959
1646 G. Buck Hist. Life Richard III 115 (R.) A quaint device sent unto her in a rich jewel, fashioned much after the manner of the trivial hieroglyphs, used in France, called Rebus de Picardy.
1798 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 6 552 Secret symbols and hieroglyphs, which described the concealed doctrines.
1871 A. C. Swinburne Pilgrims in Songs before Sunrise 27 For on your brows is written a mortal sentence, An hieroglyph of sorrow, a fiery sign.
1877 G. F. Chambers Handbk. Descr. Astron. (ed. 3) xii. xii. 890 One of the signs or hieroglyphs in the centre of the Table.
b. humorously. A piece of writing difficult to decipher.
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society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [noun] > bad handwriting > untidy or illegible
scribbling1536
scribble-scrabble1602
scrawling1612
scrawl1710
scrawls1728
hieroglyphic1742
scoteinography1779
scratch1785
pot-hookery1795
hen scrat1825
cryptogram1827
scribble1828
griffonage1832
hen-scratching1851
chicken scratches1863
hieroglyph1875
1875 L. Morris Songs of Two Worlds 3rd Ser. 419 His writing Was so clear, and skilful, and fine, That I set him the task to decipher The hieroglyphs which are mine.
3. One who makes hieroglyphic inscriptions. rare.
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society > communication > writing > writer > writer according to system > [noun] > one who uses written symbols > writer in hieroglyphics
hieroglypher1613
hierogrammatist1677
hierographer1724
hieroglyphista1829
hieroglyph1863
hierogrammate1864
1863 J. G. Murphy Crit. Comm. Bk. Gen. (xli. 8) 524 The hieroglyphs, who belonged to the priestly caste, and whose primary business was to make hieroglyphic and other inscriptions.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

hieroglyphv.

Brit. /ˈhʌɪ(ə)rəɡlɪf/, U.S. /ˈhaɪ(ə)rəˌɡlɪf/, /ˈhaɪ(ə)roʊˌɡlɪf/
Etymology: formed as hieroglyph n.
transitive. To represent by a hieroglyph; to write in hieroglyphs.
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society > communication > writing > system of writing > [verb (transitive)] > in hieroglyphics
hieroglyph1622
hieroglyphize1662
hieroglyphicize1716
hieroglyphy1762
1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. 138 And therefore the Egyptians, when they would Hierogliffe a King, and by some mysticall Cyphers expresse his vigilancie, they did put a Scepter in his hand, with an eye on the top of it.
1867 De Morgan in Athenæum 20 July 71/1 The bricks are indeed alive, and the evidence is hieroglyphed upon them: but how are we to read it?
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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