What does incising mean?

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  1. present participle of incise
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Engraving, or incising, to use Wood's term, refers to cutting into the plaque to form the design so that the face of the plaque is flat, the design inset as an intaglio.
Art styles of the area favoured carving in the round, decoration by incising, and a modest amount of inlay.
Combined with veneer incising, the technique could reduce press times in the same manner, while reducing drying requirements.
Made out of a single circular plate of metal, the dish has a crudely punched hole in the rim, while the surface is enhanced by incising.
It is then quickly withdrawn, at the same time incising the furuncle freely down to its base.
Opium is obtained by slightly incising the seed capsules of the poppy after the plant's flower petals have fallen.

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