Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The science or study of finger-rings; a description of or an essay upon finger-rings, or, by extension, upon engraved gems.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The art of writing or engraving upon gems.
- n. In general, the literature or history of the art.
Etymologies
- Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (daktulos, "finger") + + -graphy. (Wiktionary)
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