glyph

glyph
glyph 1727, "ornamental groove in architecture," from Fr. glyphe (1701), from Gk. glyphe "a carving," from glyphein "to hollow out, cut out with a knife, engrave, carve," from PIE root *gleubh- "to cut, slice" (Cf. L. glubere "to peel, shell, strip," O.E. cleofan "to cleave"). Meaning "sculpted mark or symbol" (as in hieroglyph) is from 1825.

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  • glyph — glyphic, adj. /glif/, n. 1. a pictograph or hieroglyph. 2. a sculptured figure or relief carving. 3. Archit. an ornamental channel or groove. [1720 30; < Gk glyph(é) carving, deriv. of glýphein to hollow out] * * * …   Universalium

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