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intaglio
- Main Entry:
- in·ta·glio

- Pronunciation:
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\in-ˈtal-(ˌ)yō, -ˈtäl-; -ˈta-glē-ˌō, -ˈtä-\
- Function:
- noun
- Inflected Form(s):
- plural in·ta·glios
- Etymology:
- Italian, from intagliare to engrave, cut, from Medieval Latin intaliare, from Latin in- + Late Latin taliare to cut — more at tailor
- Date:
- 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 surface2: something (as a gem) carved in intaglio
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