- Dactylioglyph
Dactylioglyph (v. gr.), Graveur, Steinschneider; daher Dactylioglyphik (Dactyliographik), Steinschneidekunst.
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
Dactylioglyph (v. gr.), Graveur, Steinschneider; daher Dactylioglyphik (Dactyliographik), Steinschneidekunst.
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
dactylioglyph — dac*tyl i*o*glyph (d[a^]k*t[i^]l [i^]*[ o]*gl[i^]f), n. [Gr. daktyliogly fos an engraver of gems; dakty lios finger ring (fr. da ktylos finger) + gly fein to engrave.] (Fine Arts) (a) An engraver of gems for rings and other ornaments. (b) The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dactylioglyph — The mark or engraving in a ring … Grandiloquent dictionary
dactylioglyph — n. engraver of gems, especially for rings. ♦ dactyliographic, a. ♦ dactyliography, n. study of gem engraving. ♦ dactyliology, n. study of finger rings … Dictionary of difficult words