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ALTO-RELIEVO

\ˈaltə͡ʊɹɪlˈiːvə͡ʊ], \ˈaltə‍ʊɹɪlˈiːvə‍ʊ], \ˈa_l_t_əʊ_ɹ_ɪ_l_ˈiː_v_əʊ]\

Definitions of ALTO-RELIEVO

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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ALTO-RILIEVO, alt'o-re-l[=e]'vo, n. high relief: figures projected by at least half their thickness from the background on which they are sculptured. [It. alto, high. See RELIEF.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

(sculp.). High relief.

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

See Mezzo-relievo.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

n. [Italian] High relief; that kind of sculpture in which the figure stands out from the background.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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