GLYPTOGRAPHIES Synonyms

• a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape

• removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape

• creating figures or designs in three dimensions

• special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.

• a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

• a print made from an engraving

• a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved

• making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them

• an impression made from an etched plate

• an etched plate made with the use of acid

• making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them

• resembling hieroglyphic writing

• written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols

• writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)

• a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt

• a depression scratched or carved into a surface

• the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)

• letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something

• a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something

• the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words

• A picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration.

• a graphic character used in picture writing

• an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

• something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible

• carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones)