单词 | hieroglyph |
释义 | hieroglyphn. 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. transitive. To represent by a hieroglyph; to write in hieroglyphs. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.1598v.1622 |
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