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Gly*ox"ime (?), n. [Glyoxal + oxime.] (Chem.) A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance, produced by the action of hydroxylamine on glyoxal, and belonging to the class of oximes; also, any one of a group of substances resembling glyoxime proper, and of which it is a type. See Oxime.

Glyph (glf), n. [Gr. glyfh` carving, fr. gly`fein to carve: cf. F. glyphe. Cf. Cleave to split.] (Arch.) A sunken channel or groove, usually vertical. See Triglyph.

Glyph"ic (?), a. [Gr. &?; of or for carving.] (Fine Arts) Of or pertaining to sculpture or carving of any sort, esp. to glyphs.

Glyph"o*graph (?), n. A plate made by glyphography, or an impression taken from such a plate.

Glyph`o*graph"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to glyphography.

Gly*phog"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. &?; to engrave + -graphy.] A process similar to etching, in which, by means of voltaic electricity, a raised copy of a drawing is made, so that it can be used to print from.

Glyp"tic (?), a. [See Glyph.]

1. Of or pertaining to gem engraving.

2. (Min.) Figured; marked as with figures.

Glyp"tics (?), n. [Cf. F. glyptique. See Glyph.] The art of engraving on precious stones.

Glyp"to*don (?), n. [Gr. &?; carved, engraved + &?;, &?;, tooth. See Glyph.] (Paleon.) An extinct South American quaternary mammal, allied to the armadillos. It was as large as an ox, was covered with tessellated scales, and had fluted teeth. Owen.

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Glyp"to*dont (?), n. (Paleon.) One of a family (GlyptodontidÊ) of extinct South American edentates, of which Glyptodon is the type. About twenty species are known.

Glyp`to*graph"ic (?), a. [Cf. F. glyptographique.] Relating to glyptography, or the art of engraving on precious stones. [R.]

Glyp*tog"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. &?; carved + -graphy: cf. F. glyptographie.] The art or process of engraving on precious stones. [R.]

||Glyp`to*the"ca (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; carved + &?; case, box.] A ||building or room devoted to works of sculpture.

Glys"ter (?), n. (Med.) Same as Clyster.

Gmel"in*ite (?), n. [Named after the German chemist Gmelin.] (Min.) A rhombohedral zeolitic mineral, related in form and composition to chabazite.

||Gna*pha"li*um (?), n. [Nl., from Gr. &?; wool of the teasel.] (Bot.) ||A genus of composite plants with white or colored dry and persistent ||involucres; a kind of everlasting.

Gnar (?), n. [OE. knarre, gnarre, akin to OD. knor, G. knorren. Cf. Knar, Knur, Gnarl.] A knot or gnarl in wood; hence, a tough, thickset man; -- written also gnarr. [Archaic]

He was . . . a thick gnarre.

Chaucer.

Gnar (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gnarred (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gnarring.] [See Gnarl.] To gnarl; to snarl; to growl; -- written also gnarr. [Archaic]

At them he gan to rear his bristles strong, And felly gnarre.

Spenser.

A thousand wants Gnarr at the heels of men.

Tennison.

Gnarl (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gnarled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gnarling.] [From older gnar, prob. of imitative origin; cf. G. knarren, knurren. D. knorren, Sw. knorra, Dan. knurre.] To growl; to snarl.