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/glip"tiks/, n.(used with a sing. v.) glyptography (def. 2).[1810-20; see GLYPTIC, -ICS]
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Glyptics — Glyp tics, n. [Cf. F. glyptique. See {Glyph}.] The art of engraving on precious stones. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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