INTAGLIO


Meaning of INTAGLIO in English

in ‧ ta ‧ gli ‧ o /ɪnˈtɑːliəʊ $ -lioʊ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural intaglios ) [uncountable and countable]

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: intagliare 'to cut in' ]

the art of cutting patterns into a hard substance, or the pattern that you get by doing this ⇨ engraving

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.