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.
Visit the Ashlynn Numerology page. Learn about nautical flags and see your name or message written in nautical flags, on the Ashlynn in Nautical Flags page. The history of hieroglyphics is thousands of years old. The word hieroglyph is of Greek origin and means sacred carving. It was a writing system used in ancient Egypt which contained both logographic and alphabetic symbols. Hieroglyphs were called the words of the gods (mdju netjer) by the Egyptians and were used mostly by the priests.