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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•tagl•io (in tal′yō, -täl′-; It. ēn tä′lyô),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tagl•ios, [It.] -ta•gli (-tä′lyē),USA pronunciation v. n. - Fine Artincised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
- Fine Artornamentation with a figure or design sunk below the surface.
- Jewelrya gem, seal, piece of jewelry, or the like, cut with an incised or sunken design.
- an incised or countersunk die.
- a figure or design so produced.
- Fine Art, Printinga process in which a design, text, etc., is engraved into the surface of a plate so that when ink is applied and the excess is wiped off, ink remains in the grooves and is transferred to paper in printing, as in engraving or etching.
- Fine Art, Printingan impression or printing from such a design, engraving, etc.
v.t. - Fine Artto incise or display in intaglio.
- Late Latin tāliāre, derivative of Latin tālea a cutting; see tally
- Italian, derivative of intagliare to cut in, engrave, equivalent. to in- in-2 + tagliare to cut
- 1635–45
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: intaglio /ɪnˈtɑːlɪˌəʊ/ n ( pl -lios, -li / -ljiː/)- a seal, gem, etc, ornamented with a sunken or incised design, as opposed to a design in relief
- the art or process of incised carving
- a design, figure, or ornamentation carved, engraved, or etched into the surface of the material used
- 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
- an incised die used to make a design in relief
Etymology: 17th Century: from Italian, from intagliare to engrave, from tagliare to cut, from Late Latin tāliāre; see tailorintagliated /ɪnˈtɑːlɪˌeɪtɪd/ adj |