intaglio printing

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 (synset 106691529)
    is a type of: printing, printing process - reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
    subtypes: photogravure - printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods
    same as: gravure, intaglio

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