in·ta·glio (ĭn-tăl′yō, -täl′-) n. pl. inta·glios 1. a. A figure or design carved into or beneath the surface of hard metal or stone. b. The art or process of carving a design in this manner. 2. A gemstone carved in intaglio. 3. Printing done with a plate bearing an image in intaglio. 4. A die incised so as to produce a design in relief. [Italian, from intagliare , to engrave : in- , in (from Latin; see in-2) + tagliare , to cut (from Vulgar Latin *talliāre , from Late Latin tāliāre ; see tailor).] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

intaglio ( ɪnˈtɑːlɪˌəʊ ) n, pl -lios or -li ( -ljiː ) 1. (Jewellery) a seal, gem, etc, ornamented with a sunken or incised design, as opposed to a design in relief. Compare (Jewellery) a seal, gem, etc, ornamented with a sunken or incised design, as opposed to a design in relief. Compare cameo 2. (Art Terms) the art or process of incised carving 3. (Art Terms) a design, figure, or ornamentation carved, engraved, or etched into the surface of the material used 4. (Art Terms) 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. (Tools) an incised die used to make a design in relief [C17: from Italian, from intagliare to engrave, from tagliare to cut, from Late Latin tāliāre; see tailor] intagliated adj Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

in•tagl•io (ɪnˈtæl yoʊ, -ˈtɑl-)



n., pl. -tagl•ios, -ta•gli (-ˈtæl yi, -ˈtɑl-)



v. n. 1. incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief. 2. ornamentation with a figure or design sunk below the surface. 3. a figure or design so produced. 4. a gem, seal, piece of jewelry, etc., cut with an incised or sunken design. 5. an incised or countersunk die. 6. a printing process in which a design or text is recessed below the surface of a plate so that when ink is applied and the excess wiped off, ink remains in the grooves for transfer to paper. v.t. 7. to incise or display in intaglio. intagliare to cut in, engrave =in- in-2 + tagliare to cut < Late Latin tāliāre; see [1635–45; < Italian, derivative ofto cut in, engrave =to cut < Late Latinsee tailor Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.