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

[intaglio illustration]