INTAGLIO

intaglio. Intaglio, n. a stone with a figure engraved on it

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In‐tagl″io (?), n.; pl. E. Intaglius (#), It. Intagli (#). [[It., fr. intagliare to engrave, carve; pref. in- in + tagliare to cut, carve. See Detail.]] A cutting or engraving; a figure cut into something, as a gem, so as to make a design depressed below the surface of the material; hence, anything so carved or impressed, as a gem, matrix, etc.; — opposed to cameo. Also used adjectively.