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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An engraved inscription on a precious stone.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An engraving on a gem or other small object. See gem-engraving.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Greek gluptos, carved; see glyptic + –graph.]

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