1. a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print; [syn: intaglio printing, intaglio, gravure]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
intaglio printing
n 1: a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate;
the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink
left in the recesses makes the print [syn: intaglio
printing, intaglio, gravure]