Example sentences from the Web for hieroglyphics

The signet is hung upon a swivel, and has hieroglyphics on what may be called the reverse.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455|Various
He is so old that there is moss on the north side of him and hieroglyphics on his feet.
Cordwood|Edgar Wilson (Bill) Nye
It is the oldest form of irrigation; the hieroglyphics show that it was in use in Egypt five thousand years ago.
The Ship Dwellers|Albert Bigelow Paine
There were several grottos, and also an ancient tomb with hieroglyphics sculptured on the rock.
Visits To Monasteries in the Levant|Robert Curzon

Often he had hieroglyphics to decipher which would have given trouble to a professor of paleontology.
The Heart of Pinocchio|Collodi Nipote

hieroglyphics

/ (ˌhaɪərəˈɡlɪfɪks) /

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noun (functioning as singular or plural)

a form of writing, esp as used in ancient Egypt, in which pictures or symbols are used to represent objects, concepts, or sounds

difficult or undecipherable writing

Words nearby hieroglyphics

hierocracy, hierodeacon, hierodule, hieroglyphic, Hieroglyphic Hittite, hieroglyphics, hieroglyphist, hieroglyphology, hierogram, hierogrammat, hierolatry

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Cultural definitions for hieroglyphics

hieroglyphics

[ (heye-uhr-uh-glif-iks, heye-ruh-glif-iks) ]

A system of writing with pictures that represent words or sounds. The ancient Egyptians wrote with hieroglyphics. (See Rosetta stone.)

notes for hieroglyphics

Present-day writing that is hard to decipher or understand is sometimes jokingly called “hieroglyphics.”

单词	hieroglyphics
释义	Example sentences from the Web for hieroglyphics The signet is hung upon a swivel, and has hieroglyphics on what may be called the reverse. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455\|Various He is so old that there is moss on the north side of him and hieroglyphics on his feet. Cordwood\|Edgar Wilson (Bill) Nye It is the oldest form of irrigation; the hieroglyphics show that it was in use in Egypt five thousand years ago. The Ship Dwellers\|Albert Bigelow Paine There were several grottos, and also an ancient tomb with hieroglyphics sculptured on the rock. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant\|Robert Curzon Often he had hieroglyphics to decipher which would have given trouble to a professor of paleontology. The Heart of Pinocchio\|Collodi Nipote hieroglyphics / (ˌhaɪərəˈɡlɪfɪks) / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hieroglyphics ON THESAURUS.COM noun (functioning as singular or plural) a form of writing, esp as used in ancient Egypt, in which pictures or symbols are used to represent objects, concepts, or sounds difficult or undecipherable writing Words nearby hieroglyphics hierocracy, hierodeacon, hierodule, hieroglyphic, Hieroglyphic Hittite, hieroglyphics, hieroglyphist, hieroglyphology, hierogram, hierogrammat, hierolatry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hieroglyphics print, handwriting, script, calligraphy, manuscript, writing, scrawl, longhand, chirography, hand, scribble, autograph, cuneiform, shorthand, style, mark, scratching, ideography, runes, symbology Cultural definitions for hieroglyphics hieroglyphics [ (heye-uhr-uh-glif-iks, heye-ruh-glif-iks) ] A system of writing with pictures that represent words or sounds. The ancient Egyptians wrote with hieroglyphics. (See Rosetta stone.) notes for hieroglyphics Present-day writing that is hard to decipher or understand is sometimes jokingly called “hieroglyphics.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Example sentences from the Web for hieroglyphics

hieroglyphics

noun (functioning as singular or plural)

Words nearby hieroglyphics

Words related to hieroglyphics

Cultural definitions for hieroglyphics

notes for hieroglyphics