intaglio - use in sentences

Modifies a noun

  • printing: Examine the quality of embossed stamps and intaglio printing.
  • print: Intaglio print: A process where the design is etched or engraved onto the printing plate, which is then covered with ink.
  • process: An intaglio process in which the plate is marked by exposing it to the corrosive action of acid.
  • plate: The years peeled away like wet paper off an intaglio plate.
  • printmaking: The early forms of intaglio printmaking, engraving and etching, were purely linear in approach.
  • engraving: Sue specializes in fantasy and nature themes and particularly enjoys the effects achieved with intaglio engraving.

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