INTAGLIO (intagli)

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Irregular inflected form: intagli   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does intaglio mean? 

• INTAGLIO (noun)
  The noun INTAGLIO has 2 senses:

1. 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

2. glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo)

  Familiarity information: INTAGLIO used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTAGLIO (noun)

Sense 1

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

gravure; intaglio; intaglio printing

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

diaglyph; intaglio

Hypernyms ("intaglio" is a kind of...):

glyptic art; glyptography (carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones))