a seal, gem, etc, ornamented with a sunken or incised design, as opposed to a design in relief
Compare cameo
2.
the art or process of incised carving
3.
a design, figure, or ornamentation carved, engraved, or etched into the surface of the material used
4.
any of various printing techniques using an etched or engraved plate. The whole plate is smeared with ink, the surface wiped clean, and the ink in the recesses then transferred to the paper or other material
5.
an incised die used to make a design in relief
Derived forms
intagliated (ɪnˈtɑːlɪˌeɪtɪd)
adjective
Word origin
C17: from Italian, from intagliare to engrave, from tagliare to cut, from Late Latin tāliāre; see tailor