intaglio

Word family nounintaglioadjectiveintagliated

Related topics: Visual

in·ta·gli·o /ɪnˈtɑːliəʊ $ -lioʊ/ noun (plural intaglios) [countableC, uncountableU]

AVthe art of cutting patterns into a hard substance, or the pattern that you get by doing this 凹雕艺术；凹雕图案 → engraving

Examples from the Corpus

intaglio• A bedspread of the most exquisite, intaglio velvet was clutched round her shoulders.• These dies were usually made of bronze or steel, and bore the design in intaglio.

Origin intaglio

(1600-1700) Italian intagliare “to cut in”

单词	intaglio
释义	intaglio Word family nounintaglioadjectiveintagliated Related topics: Visual in·ta·gli·o /ɪnˈtɑːliəʊ $ -lioʊ/ noun (plural intaglios) [countableC, uncountableU] AVthe art of cutting patterns into a hard substance, or the pattern that you get by doing this 凹雕艺术；凹雕图案 → engraving Examples from the Corpus intaglio• A bedspread of the most exquisite, intaglio velvet was clutched round her shoulders.• These dies were usually made of bronze or steel, and bore the design in intaglio. Origin intaglio (1600-1700) Italian intagliare “to cut in”
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