01 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, a…
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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.