hieroglyphed

English

Etymology

From hieroglyph +‎ -ed.

Adjective

hieroglyphed (not comparable)

1. Inscribed with hieroglyphs.
   • 1863, John Hill Burton, The Book-Hunter‎^[1]:

     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" in the terms following:— "The Buddhist triad is conspicuously symbolised by what the peasantry call a pair of spectacles.

Verb

hieroglyphed

1. simple past and past participle of hieroglyph