| Dactylic | n. 1. A line consisting chiefly or wholly of dactyls; as, these lines are dactylics. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. pl. Dactylic meters. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dactylic | a. [ L. dactylicus, Gr. daktyliko`s, fr. da`ktylos. ] Pertaining to, consisting chiefly or wholly of, dactyls; as, dactylic verses. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| dactylioglyph | n. [ Gr. daktyliogly`fos an engraver of gems; dakty`lios finger ring (fr. da`ktylos finger) + gly`fein to engrave. ] (Fine Arts) (a) An engraver of gems for rings and other ornaments. (b) The inscription of the engraver's name on a finger ring or gem. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| dactylioglyphy | n. The art or process of gem engraving. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dactyliography | n. [ Gr. dakty`lios finger ring + -graphy. ] (Fine Arts) (a) The art of writing or engraving upon gems. (b) In general, the literature or history of the art. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dactyliology | n. [ Gr. dakty`lios finger ring + -logy. ] (Fine Arts) (a) That branch of archæology which has to do with gem engraving. (b) That branch of archæology which has to do with finger rings. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dactyliomancy | n. [ Gr. dakty`lios + -mancy. ] Divination by means of finger rings. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dactylist | n. A writer of dactylic verse. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dactylitis | ‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. da`ktylos finger + -itis. ] (Med.) An inflammatory affection of the fingers. Gross. [ 1913 Webster ] |
