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HIEROGLYPHIC

written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters

The meaning of the word hieroglyphic is written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters.

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ponderousof very great weight
leonineof, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
rankleto cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness
weirdof strange or extraordinary character : odd
frigidintensely cold
coalesceto grow together
parcheddeprived of natural moisture
briman upper or outer margin : verge
fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band