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Message ID: 1959
Date: Fri Feb 4 22:14:15 GMT 2000
Author: Joe D
Subject: Anaglyph


Gimbelstan's journal mentions that the Gemcutter is used to make pearl
anaglyphs. I'd assumed that this meant some kind of carving, but decided to
check the dictionary. I was right, but the second definition was
intriguing. I doubt that it's relevant to anything.

Main Entry: ana�glyph
Pronunciation: 'a-n&-"glif
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin anaglyphus embossed, from Greek anaglyphos, from
anaglyphein to emboss, from ana- + glyphein to carve -- more at CLEAVE
Date: 1651
1 : a sculptured, chased, or embossed ornament worked in low relief
2 : a stereoscopic motion or still picture in which the right component of a
composite image usually red in color is superposed on the left component in
a contrasting color to produce a three-dimensional effect when viewed
through correspondingly colored filters in the form of spectacles
- ana�glyph�ic /"a-n&-'gli-fik/ adjective

Joe D
aka Pasketti, Gnome Enchanter of Povar