hermoglyphic

noun

her·​mo·​glyph·​ic

¦hərmə¦glifik

variants or less commonly hermoglyphist

(ˌ)hərˈmägləfə̇st;

ˈhərməˌglif-,

ˌ⸗⸗ˈ⸗⸗

plural -s

: one that carves statues

especially : one that engraves inscriptions on herms

Word History

Etymology

hermoglyphic from Greek hermoglyphikos of statuary, from hermoglypheus statuary (from hermēs herm + -glypheus, from glyphein to carve) + -ikos -ic; hermoglyphist from Greek hermoglyphikos + English -ist

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