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in⋅tagl⋅io
[in-tal-yoh, -tahl-; It. een-tah-lyaw] 
yoʊ
noun, plural -tagl⋅ios, Italian -ta⋅gli
[-tah-lyee] ,verb
–noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief. |
| 2. | ornamentation with a figure or design sunk below the surface. |
| 3. | a gem, seal, piece of jewelry, or the like, cut with an incised or sunken design. |
| 4. | an incised or countersunk die. |
| 5. | a figure or design so produced. |
| 6. | a process in which a design, text, etc., is engraved into the surface of a plate so that when ink is applied and the excess is wiped off, ink remains in the grooves and is transferred to paper in printing, as in engraving or etching. |
| 7. | an impression or printing from such a design, engraving, etc. |
| 8. | to incise or display in intaglio. |
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| in·ta·glio
(ĭn-tāl'yō, -täl'-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. inta·glios
[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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