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Word of the Day – Intaglio

By July 23, 2025Word of the Day

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.”

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