From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishintaglioin‧ta‧gli‧o /ɪnˈtɑːliəʊ $ -lioʊ/ noun (plural intaglios) [countable, uncountable] AVthe art of cutting patterns into a hard substance, or the pattern that you get by doing this → engraving
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intaglio• A bedspread of the most exquisite, intaglio velvet was clutched round her shoulders.• These dies were usually made of bronze or steel, and bore the design in intaglio.Origin intaglio (1600-1700) Italian intagliare “to cut in” 