Glyphs
glyph (glif), n. (Gr.glyfh carving, fr. glyfein to carve: cf. F.
glyphe. Cf. Cleave to split.) (Arch.) A
sunken channel or groove, usually vertical. See
Triglyph.
glyph (?), n. (Archaol.)A carved figure or character, incised or in relief; a carved
pictograph; hence, a pictograph representing a form originally adopted
for sculpture, whether carved or painted.
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