Intaglio Definition

ĭn-tălyō, -täl-
intaglioed, intaglio, intaglios
noun
intaglios
A design or figure carved, incised, or engraved into a hard material so that it is below the surface.
Webster's New World
Something, as a gem or stone, ornamented with such a design or figure.
Webster's New World
The art or process of making such designs or figures.
Webster's New World
A gemstone carved in intaglio.
American Heritage

A method of printing in which lines forming an image are cut into a metal plate and the incised lines then filled with ink: when a sheet of paper is pressed against the surface of the plate a print of the image is formed on the paper.

Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To engrave, carve, etc. in intaglio.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Intaglio

Noun

Singular:
intaglio
Plural:
intaglii, intaglios

Origin of Intaglio

  • Italian from intagliare to engrave in- in (from Latin in–2) tagliare to cut (from Vulgar Latin talliāre) (from Late Latin tāliāre tailor)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Italian from intagliare.

    From Wiktionary

Intaglio Sentence Examples

  • He also made with great taste and skill large lustres and mirrors with frames of glass ornamented either in intaglio or with foliage of various colours.

  • A copper plate having been coated with wax, outline and ornament are cut into the wax, the lettering is impressed with type, and the intaglio thus produced is electrotyped.

  • The Gods Are Waiting intaglio Plaster intaglios set under glass and framed have been the rage since the 1740s!

  • The favorite subjects for intaglio include floral elements, animals and even mythological scenes.

  • The silver rings are made by intaglio carving and were often used to seal letters and other documents by pressing the ring into hot wax, leaving the image of the Celtic cross or other design in the wax.

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