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intaglio

in.ta.glio \in-'tal-(.)yo-, -'ta:l-; -'tag-le--.o-\ n [It, fr. intagliare 
   to engrave, cut, fr. ML intaliare, fr. L in-] often attrib  + LL taliare to 
   cut - more at TAILOR 1a: an engraving or incised figure in stone or other 
   hard material depresse d below the surface of the material so that an 
   impression from the design yields an image in relief 1b: the art or process 
   of executing intaglios  1c: printing (as in die stamping and gravure) done 
   from a plate in which th e image is sunk below the surface 2: something (as 
   a gem) carved in intaglio