intaglio printing, intaglio, gravure - 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 --1is a kind ofprinting, printing process --1has particulars: photogravure
intaglio, diaglyph - glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo) --2is a kind ofglyptic art, glyptography