Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
Source : WordNet®
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}, {gravure}]
2: glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or
carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo) [syn: {diaglyph}]
[also: {intagli} (pl)]