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intagliare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • carve verb To cut something, especially to shape it artistically or to slice cooked meat.
  • engrave verb To cut letters, patterns, or images into a hard surface, typically metal, stone, or wood.
  • grave noun A hole dug in the ground to bury a dead body.
  • monogram noun A design made from one or more letters, usually someone's initials, used to mark belongings or as a personal emblem.
  • whittle verb To shape a piece of wood by slicing off small slivers with a knife.

Senses

intagliare is used for these senses in English:

  • carve To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work, especially with cuts that are curved rather than only straight slices.
  • carve To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.
  • grave (intransitive, obsolete) To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave.
  • monogram (transitive) To mark something with a monogram.
  • whittle (transitive, or, intransitive) To cut or shape wood with a knife.

carve — full definition

  1. verb To cut something, especially to shape it artistically or to slice cooked meat.
  2. verb To create or establish something, especially with effort, such as a reputation or path.

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