intaglio

n. (pl. -s) 1 gem with an incised design. 2 engraved design. [italian: related to *in-2, *tail2]

n. 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 cameo. Also used adjectively.