Hieroglyphed
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 simple past and past participle of hieroglyph form-of, participle, past
- 1 Inscribed with hieroglyphs. not-comparable
"So, while Rusticus will point out to you "the auld-fashioned standin' stane"--on which he tells you that there are plain to be seen a cocked hat, a pair of spectacles, a comb, a looking-glass, a sow with a long snout, and a man driving a gig,--Mr Urban will describe to you "a hieroglyphed monolith" in the terms following:— "The Buddhist triad is conspicuously symbolised by what the peasantry call a pair of spectacles."
Example
More examples"So, while Rusticus will point out to you "the auld-fashioned standin' stane"--on which he tells you that there are plain to be seen a cocked hat, a pair of spectacles, a comb, a looking-glass, a sow with a long snout, and a man driving a gig,--Mr Urban will describe to you "a hieroglyphed monolith" in the terms following:— "The Buddhist triad is conspicuously symbolised by what the peasantry call a pair of spectacles."
Etymology
From hieroglyph + -ed.
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