Dactyliology

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dactyliology \Dac*tyl`i*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. dakty`lios finger ring
     + -logy.] (Fine Arts)
     (a) That branch of arch[ae]ology which has to do with gem
         engraving.
     (b) That branch of arch[ae]ology which has to do with finger
         rings.


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