Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun glyptography

2 senses of glyptography

Sense 1
glyptic art, glyptography -- (carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones))
       => carving -- (a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape)

Sense 2
glyptography -- (carving or engraving (especially on stones))
       => art, artistic creation, artistic production -- (the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully")