Intaglio — may refer to: *Intaglio (printmaking), a printmaking technique with an incised image *Intaglio (jewellery), a similar effect in jewelry *Intaglio (burial mound), a similar effect in burial mounds *Intaglio (sculpture) also known as sunken… … Wikipedia
Intaglio (printmaking) — For other uses, see Intaglio (disambiguation). Depressions are cut into a printing plate. The plate shown here is not to scale: the grooves can be fractions of a millimetre wide … Wikipedia
intaglio — /in tal yoh, tahl /; It. /een tah lyaw/, n., pl. intaglios, It. intagli / tah lyee/, v. n. 1. incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief. 2. ornamentation with a figure or design sunk below the surface. 3. a gem, seal, piece of jewelry, or… … Universalium
Intaglio (jewellery) — otheruses3|IntaglioIntaglio, when used in the context of jewellery, refers to incised (negative) image making, and is the opposite of cameo.Fact|date=February 2007 It is used in making engraved seals, where it leaves a raised design on the… … Wikipedia
intaglio — noun (plural glios) Etymology: Italian, from intagliare to engrave, cut, from Medieval Latin intaliare, from Latin in + Late Latin taliare to cut more at tailor Date: 1644 1. a. an engraving or incised figure in stone or other hard material… … New Collegiate Dictionary
intaglio — /ɪnˈtalioʊ/ (say in tahleeoh) noun (plural intaglios, intagli /ɪnˈtalji/ (say in tahlyee)) 1. a gem, seal, piece of jewellery, or the like, cut with an incised or sunken design. 2. incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief. 3.… …
photoengraving — /foh toh en gray ving/, n. 1. a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing. 2. a plate so produced. 3. a print made from it. [1870 75; PHOTO + ENGRAVING] * * * Any of several processes for producing printing plates … Universalium
deep-etch plate — /deep ech / an offset printing plate with an intaglio image filled with a substance that attracts ink to make it planographic. Cf. albumen plate. * * * … Universalium
deep-etch plate — /deep ech / an offset printing plate with an intaglio image filled with a substance that attracts ink to make it planographic. Cf. albumen plate … Useful english dictionary
printmaking — /print may king/, n. the art or technique of making prints, esp. as practiced in engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut or serigraphy. [1925 30; PRINT + MAKING] * * * Art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but… … Universalium
printing — /prin ting/, n. 1. the art, process, or business of producing books, newspapers, etc., by impression from movable types, plates, etc. 2. the act of a person or thing that prints. 3. words, symbols, etc., in printed form. 4. printed material. 5.… … Universalium