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.
The ancient Greeks first used the term hieroglyph (meaning sacred carving) to describe decorative characters carved on Egyptian monuments. The term is now mainly used to refer to the system of writing used by the ancient Egyptians.