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1. (n.) intaglio
incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
2. intaglio
ornamentation with a figure or design sunk below the surface.
3. intaglio
a figure or design so produced.
4. intaglio
a gem, seal, piece of jewelry, etc., cut with an incised or sunken design.
5. intaglio
an incised or countersunk die.
6. intaglio
a printing process in which a design or text is recessed below the surface of a plate so that when ink is applied and the excess wiped off, ink remains in the grooves for transfer to paper.
7. (v.t.) intaglio
to incise or display in intaglio.
Etymology: (1635–45; < It, der. of intagliare to cut in, engrave =in-in-2+tagliare to cut < LL tāliāre; see tailor)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) intaglio printing, intaglio, gravure
a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print
2. (noun) intaglio, diaglyph
glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) intaglio
a cutting or engraving; a figure cut into something, as a gem, so as to make a design depressed below the surface of the material; hence, anything so carved or impressed, as a gem, matrix, etc.; -- opposed to cameo. Also used adjectively
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. intaglio
name given to a gem with a design incised in the surface.
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