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intaglio

Main Entry:: in·ta·glio
Pronunciation:: \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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