Definition of: intaglio

(in·tal′yō, ital. in·tä′lyō) noun plural ·glios or ·gli (-lyē)
1. Incised carving; a sunken design: compare RILIEVO.
2. The art of making such designs.
3. A work, especially a gem, with incised carving: compare CAMEO.
4. A countersunk die for producing a relief design.
—v.t.
1. To engrave with a sunken design.
2. To execute or represent in intaglio. [<Ital. <intagliare engrave <in- in + tagliare cut]