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intaglius |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Intaglio \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.
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