[in.ta.glio] n, pl -glios [It, fr. intagliare to engrave, cut, fr. ML intaliare, fr. L in- + LL taliare to cut--more at tailor] (1644) 1 a: an engraving or incised figure in stone or other hard material depressed below the surface so that an impression from the design yields an image in relief b: the art or process of executing intaglios c: printing (as in die stamping and gravure) done from a plate in which the image is sunk below the surface
2: something (as a gem) carved in intaglio