intaglio : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: intaglio	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for intaglio
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
intaglio n 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 Synonym(s): intaglio printing, intaglio, gravure glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo) Synonym(s): intaglio, diaglyph
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.