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| in·ta·glio [ in tállyō, in tlyō ] (plural in·ta·glios) |
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1. hollowed-out design: a carving made by cutting a hollowed-out design in material such as stone
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2. carving of intaglios: the process or art of carving hollowed-out designs in material such as stone
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3. carved gem: a gem in which a hollowed-out design has been carved
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4. printing printing with incised plates: a printing technique such as engraving or etching in which the design is cut into the plate instead of protruding from it
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5. printing incised printing plate: a printing plate into which a design is cut
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| [Mid-17th century. < Italian< intagliare "engrave" < tagliare "to cut"] |
