dactyliology

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δακτύλιος (daktúlios, “finger ring”) +‎ -logy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdæktɪlɪˈɒlədʒi/

Noun

dactyliology (uncountable)

1. The branch of archaeology dealing with gem engraving.
2. The branch of archaeology dealing with finger rings.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “dactyliology”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• oligodactyly