Associations to the word «Intaglio»

Wiktionary

INTAGLIO, noun. A design or piece of art which is engraved or etched into something.
INTAGLIO, noun. Any printing method in which the ink is laid upon the sunken parts of the printing form.
INTAGLIO, verb. To engrave or etch using intaglio

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke