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.
Definition of glyph. 1 : an ornamental vertical groove especially in a Doric frieze. 2 : a symbolic figure or a character (as in the Mayan system of writing) usually incised or carved in relief. 3 : a symbol (as a curved arrow on a road sign) that conveys information nonverbally.