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INTAGLIO
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Irregular inflected form: intagli
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo)
Synonyms:
diaglyph; intaglio
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("intaglio" is a kind of...):
glyptic art; glyptography (carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones))
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
gravure; intaglio; intaglio printing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("intaglio" is a kind of...):
printing; printing process (reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "intaglio"):
photogravure (printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods)
