intaglio
noun
incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
intagli
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pluralof intaglio.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"I have one or two intagli of much beauty," said Tito.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 04 — Fiction by Sir John Alexander Hammerton
Antonio Pucci, in the eighty-fifth canto of his Centiloquio, distinctly states that Giotto carved the earlier ones, i primi intagli fe con bello stile, and Pucci was almost Giotto's contemporary.
From The Story of Florence by Edmund G. Gardner
These intagli would be interesting relics for collectors of such flotsam and jetsam of a ruined dynasty.
From Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles by Andrew Lang
But it were well that Messere should notify to thee what the gems are, together with the intagli they bear, as a warrant to Bartolommeo that they will be worthy of his attention.”
From Romola by George Eliot
LAMBETH—Shortly before the closing of the court, Mr. Septimus Luker, the well-known dealer in ancient gems, carvings, intagli, &c., &c., applied to the sitting magistrate for advice.
From The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
