In·tagl·io n.; pl. E. Intaglius It. Intagli   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.

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 intagli
      See intaglio


 intaglio
      n 1: 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 [syn: {intaglio
           printing, gravure]
      2: glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or
         carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo) [syn: diaglyph]
      [also: intagli (pl)]