dactyliotheca

noun

dac·​tyl·​i·​o·​the·​ca

dak¦tilēə¦thēkə

plural dactyliothecas

-kəz

or dactyliothecae

-(ˌ)sē

1

: a case for a collection (as of rings, gems, or seals)

2

: a book reproducing illustrations of or cataloging a collection of gems and rings

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek daktyliothēkē, from daktylio- dactylio- + thēkē case, cover

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