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 HIEROGLYPHIC. 1. : hieroglyph. 2. : a system of hieroglyphic writing; specifically: the picture script of the ancient Egyptian priesthood âoften used in plural but singular or plural in construction.