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INTAGLIO
intaglio, diaglyph
(noun) glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
intaglio (countable and uncountable, plural intagli or intaglios or intaglioes or intaglii)
A design or piece of art which is engraved or etched into something.
(printing) Any printing method in which the ink is laid upon the sunken parts of the printing form.
Antonym: relief printing
Coordinate terms: relief printing, planography
Hyponyms: etching, engraving, drypoint
Verb
intaglio (third-person singular simple present intaglios, present participle intaglioing, simple past and past participle intaglioed)
To engrave or etch using intaglio.
Anagrams
• ligation, logitian, taglioni
Source: Wiktionary
In*tagl"io, n.; pl. E. Intaglius, It. Intagli. Etym: [It., fr. intagliare to engrave, carve; pref. in- in + tagliare to cut, carve. See Detail.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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