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in·ta·glio     (ĭn-tāl'yō, -täl'-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. inta·glios
    1. A figure or design carved into or beneath the surface of hard metal or stone.
    2. 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).]

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