Intaglio (noun)
in-tal-yo
An impression or printing from a design, engraving, etc. / incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief. / a gem, seal, piece of jewelry, or the like, cut with an incised or sunken design.
1635–45; < Italian, derivative of intagliare to cut in, engrave, equivalent to in- + tagliare to cut, Late Latin tāliāre, derivative of Latin tālea a cutting; tally
Example sentences
“The glass intaglio depicts Jesus as an eagle.”
Tripartite (adj) triy-part-iyt Divided into or consisting of three parts. Agreed by three parties. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tripartītus divided into three parts, equivalent to tri- tri- +…
