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hieroglyphed

hieroglyphed adjective: inscribed with hieroglyphs. Also the simple past and past participle of hieroglyph.

Adjective

hieroglyphed (not comparable)

  1. Inscribed with hieroglyphs.
    • So, while Rusticus will point out to you "the auld-fashioned standin' stane"--on which he tells you that there are plain to be seen a cocked hat, a pair of spectacles, a comb, a looking-glass, a sow with a long snout, and a man driving a gig,--Mr Urban will describe to you "a hieroglyphed monolith"...1863, John Hill Burton, The Book-Hunter

Also used as

hieroglyphed is also the simple past and past participle of hieroglyph.

Origin of hieroglyphed

From hieroglyph + -ed.

Questions about hieroglyphed

What does hieroglyphed mean?
Hieroglyphed means inscribed with hieroglyphs.
What part of speech is hieroglyphed?
Hieroglyphed is an adjective.

Words near hieroglyphed in the dictionary

  1. hierofalcon
  2. hierofalcons
  3. hierogamic
  4. hierogamy
  5. hieroglyph
  6. hieroglyphed
  7. hieroglypher
  8. hieroglyphers
  9. hieroglyphic
  10. Hieroglyphic Hittite
  11. Hieroglyphic Luwian

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