intaglio rilevato

noun

intaglio ri·​le·​va·​to

-ˌrēləˈvä(ˌ)tō

variants or intaglio rilievo

-rēˈlē(ˌ)vō,

-rēlˈyā(-,

-ye(-

: sunk relief

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from intaglio + rilevato raised or rilievo relief

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