intaglio

noun

1. a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print

   noun.communication

   Synonyms gravure intaglio printing

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo)

   noun.artifact

   Synonyms diaglyph

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. A cutting or engraving; a figure cut into something, as a gem, so as to make a design depressed below the surface of the material; hence, anything so carved or impressed, as a gem, matrix, etc.; -- opposed to <i>cameo</i>. Also used adjectively.

   noun

   Source: webster1913