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
intaglio in American English
(ɪnˈtælˌjoʊ; ɪnˈtɑlˌjoʊ)
nounWord forms: pluralinˈtaˌglios
1.
a design or figure carved, incised, or engraved into a hard material so that it is below the surface
2.
something, as a gem or stone, ornamented with such a design or figure
see also cameo
3.
the art or process of making such designs or figures
4.
a method of printing from a plate on which incised lines, which carry the ink, leave a raised impression
5.
a die cut to produce a design in relief
verb transitiveWord forms: inˈtaˌglioed or inˈtaˌglioing
6.
to engrave, carve, etc. in intaglio
Word origin
It < intagliare, to cut in, engrave < in-, in + tagliare, to cut < LL taliare: see tailor
Examples of 'intaglio' in a sentence
intaglio
Fob seal, glass intaglio on gold, Chester 1867. Big Frank... `
Gash, Jonathan THE TARTAN RINGERS (2001)
Her eyes had a distant look in them that told Jake she was thinking about amber and intaglio.