I. ə̇n.ˈta]l(ˌ)yō, -tä], ]glēˌō noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Italian, from intagliare to engrave, carve, cut, from Medieval Latin intaleare, from Latin in- in- (II) + Late Latin taliare to cut — more at tailor
1.
a. : an engraving or incised figure in stone or other hard material ; specifically : a figure or design depressed below the surface of the material with the normal elevations of the design hollowed out so that an impression from the design yields an image in relief
b. : the art or process of executing intaglios
c. : a process or method of printing from a face in which the ink-carrying part is sunk that produces raised printing (as in die stamping) or plane printing (as in gravure) — compare letterpress , planography , stencil
2. : something carved in intaglio or stamped so as to resemble an intaglio carving ; especially : a carved gem with the figures or designs carved into a generally flat surface — compare cameo
3. : a countersunk die for producing a figure in relief
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II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
: to cut or represent in intaglio