Glyph
Glyph (glif) , noun
[Greek glyfh` carving, from gly`fein to carve: compare French glyphe. Compare Cleave to split.]
1.
(Architecture) A sunken channel or groove, usually vertical. See Triglyph.
2.
(Archaeology) A carved figure or character, incised or in relief; a carved pictograph; hence, a pictograph representing a form originally adopted for sculpture, whether carved or painted.