intaglio
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1. glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo) (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | glyptic art, glyptography, |
| definition | : | carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones) (noun.artifact) |
2. 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.communication)
| hypernym | : | printing, printing process, |
| definition | : | reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | photogravure, |
| definition | : | printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods (noun.communication) |
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