- mezzo-rilievo
- noun see mezzo-relievo
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
mezzo-rilievo
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Mezzo-rilievo — Mez zo ri*lie vo, n. [It.] (a) A middle degree of relief in figures, between high and low relief. (b) Sculpture in this kind of relief. See under {Alto rilievo}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mezzo-rilievo — Relief Re*lief (r? l?f ), n. [OE. relef, F. relief, properly, a lifting up, a standing out. See {Relieve}, and cf. {Basrelief}, {Rilievi}.] 1. The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mezzo-rilievo — mezzo ri·lie·vo … English syllables
mezzo-rilievo — /mɛtsoʊ rəˈlivoʊ/ (say metsoh ruh leevoh), / rəlˈjeɪvoʊ/ (say ruhl yayvoh) noun → demirelief. Also, mezzo relievo. {Italian} …
mezzo-rilievo — n. a raised surface in the form of half relief, in which the figures project half their true proportions. Etymology: It., = half relief … Useful english dictionary
mezzo-relievo — [met′sōri lē′vō, med′zōri lē′vō, mez′ōri lē′vō] n. pl. mezzo relievos [met′sō ri lē′vōz΄, med′zō ri lē′vōz΄, mez′ō ri lē′vōz΄] [It mezzo rilievo: see MEZZO1 & RELIEF] sculpture in which the figures project halfway from the background … English World dictionary
Mezzo-relievo — Mez zo re*lie vo, n. Mezzo rilievo. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mezzo-relievo — or mezzo rilievo noun (plural vos) Etymology: Italian mezzorilievo, from mezzo + rilievo relief Date: 1598 sculptural relief intermediate between bas relief and high relief … New Collegiate Dictionary
mezzo-relievo — noun a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief • Syn: ↑mezzo rilievo, ↑half relief • Hypernyms: ↑relief, ↑relievo, ↑rilievo, ↑embossment, ↑sculptural relief … Useful english dictionary
mezzo-relievo — [ˌmɛtsəʊrɪ lji:vəʊ] noun (plural mezzo relievos) Sculpture another term for half relief. Origin C16: from Ital. mezzo rilievo … English new terms dictionary
