A press brake bending a sheet of steel A press brake is a machine tool for bending sheet and plate material, most commonly sheet metal. It forms predetermined bends by clamping the workpiece between a matching punch and die.
A hieroglyph, said the Rhetor, is an emblem of something not cognizable by the senses but which possesses qualities resembling those of the symbol. Pierre knew very well what a hieroglyph was, but dared not speak.
Examples of Egyptian hieroglyphs include: 1  A picture of a bird which represents the sound of the letter a. 2  A picture of rippling water which represents the sound of the letter n. 3  A picture of a bee which represents the syllable bat. 4  A picture of a rectangle with a single perpendicular line underneath meant house.