[syn: intaglio, diaglyph]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Intaglio \In*tagl"io\, n.; pl. E. Intaglius, It. Intagli.
[It., fr. intagliare to engrave, carve; pref. in- in +
tagliare to cut, carve. See Detail.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
intaglio
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]
2: glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or
carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo) [syn:
intaglio, diaglyph]