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intaglio.

A design or piece of art which is engraved or etched into something.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɪnˈtæl.jəʊ/UK/ɪnˈtɑl.jəʊ/UK/ɪnˈtɑl.iˌəʊ/UK/ɪnˈtæl.i.(j)oʊ/US
  1. A design or piece of art which is engraved or etched into something.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Any printing method in which the ink is laid upon the sunken parts of the printing form.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian intaglio, from intagliare (“to engrave”).

verb/ɪnˈtæl.jəʊ/UK/ɪnˈtɑl.jəʊ/UK/ɪnˈtɑl.iˌəʊ/UK/ɪnˈtæl.i.(j)oʊ/US
  1. To engrave or etch using intaglio.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian intaglio, from intagliare (“to engrave”).

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