Intaglio

Word INTAGLIO
Character 8
Hyphenation in tagl io
Pronunciations /ɪnˈtælɪəʊ/

Definitions and meanings of "Intaglio"

What do we mean by intaglio?

A figure or design carved into or beneath the surface of hard metal or stone. noun

The art or process of carving a design in this manner. noun

A gemstone carved in intaglio. noun

Printing done with a plate bearing an image in intaglio. noun

A die incised so as to produce a design in relief. noun

Incised engraving as opposed to carving in relief; ornamentation by lines, patterns, figures, etc., sunk or hollowed below the surface. noun

Hence A figure or work so produced; an incised representation or design. noun

To incise; engrave with a sunk pattern or design.

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. noun

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

Any printing method in which the ink is laid upon the sunken parts of the printing form. noun

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

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

Any printing method in which the ink is laid upon the sunken parts of the printing form.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Intaglio

The word "intaglio" in example sentences

Etching, as well as engraving, falls under the umbrella term intaglio, in which a picture is carved onto a surface and the grooved areas hold the ink. ❋ Unknown (2011)

21 The Eastern ring is rarely plain; and, its use being that of a signet, it is always in intaglio: the Egyptians invented engraving hieroglyphics on wooden stamps for marking bricks and applied the process to the ring. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Most of the countries in the world, the United States among them, print their currency using so-called intaglio presses, in which the design is cut into the printing plate, the ink fills the incisions, and the press comes down with enormous pressure, some 50 tons on every square centimeter of paper. ❋ Ronen Bergman (2007)

The intaglio was a dark sard beautifully cut with the head of Minerva, and Mrs. Greyson's artistic instincts were keenly alive to the exquisite delicacy of its workmanship. ❋ Arlo Bates (1884)

Whitehead Institute and Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have borrowed a technique from such "intaglio" printing to create snapshots describing the behavior of immune cell populations at a moment in time. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The flash page is intaglio printed if you can believe that. ❋ Howard Gordon (2011)

Though the text was still printed on a flat-bed press, copper engravings required an intaglio press, meaning a separate procedure. ❋ Barrymore Laurence Scherer (2011)

Kiki Smith tackled Dodgson's story as well in a series of early-2000s hand-colored intaglio prints, one of which shows an ashen Alice leading a pack of animals through the pool of tears. ❋ Rachel Wolff (2011)

Special edition large print of 'Two Sisters' and the Pressure Printing intaglio print 'Okimiyage'. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Caches carved out of the live rock of the walls resembled two meter-high intaglio of scallop shells. ❋ Unknown (2010)

What are the differences among woodcut, intaglio, screenprint and lithography? ❋ Unknown (2011)

"The dollar bill is a ripe material: intaglio printed on sturdy linen stock, covered in decorative filigree, and steeped in symbolism and concept -- it's the only bill that hasn't been altered in the past 15 years to meet the new standard of counterfeit-proof," said Wagner, who canvases Chase banks and favored bodegas for especially fresh and crispy dollar bills. ❋ Adrian Margaret Brune (2011)

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