glyptics

American  

[glip-tiks] / ˈglɪp tɪks /

noun

1. (used with a singular verb) glyptography.

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glyptics British  

/ ˈɡlɪptɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the art of engraving precious stones

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Etymology

Origin of glyptics

First recorded in 1810–20; glyptic, -ics

Example Sentences

Constantinople was the only place where glyptics were understood and practised upon large hard stones in the early Middle Ages.

From Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance by Addison, Julia de Wolf Gibbs

Theophilus on glyptics is too delightfully naïve for us to resist quoting his remarks.

From Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance by Addison, Julia de Wolf Gibbs

The art of the lapidary, or science of glyptics, is a most interesting study, and it would be a mistake not to consider it for a few moments on its technical side.

From Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance by Addison, Julia de Wolf Gibbs