English Explanatory Dictionary

intaglio

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A design or piece of art which is engraved or etched into something.
  2. Any printing method in which the ink is laid upon the sunken parts of the printing form.
verb
  1. To engrave or etch using intaglio.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈtæl.jəʊ/ /ɪnˈtɑl.jəʊ/ /ɪnˈtɑl.iˌəʊ/ /ɪnˈtæl.i.(j)oʊ/ /ɪnˈtæl.joʊ/ /ɪnˈtɑl.joʊ/

Word forms

intaglio intagli intaglios intaglioes intaglii intaglioing intaglioed

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian intaglio, from intagliare (“to engrave”).

Antonyms

relief printing

Derived words

intagliated intagliation reverse intaglio
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