BAS-RELIEF
\bˈasɹɪlˈiːf], \bˈasɹɪlˈiːf], \b_ˈa_s_ɹ_ɪ_l_ˈiː_f]\
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bä-re-l[=e]f', BASS-RELIEF, bas're-l[=e]f', n. (sculp.) figures which do not stand far out from the ground on which they are formed--also used in the Italian form BASS'O-RILIE'VO. [See BASE, low, and RELIEF.]
By Thomas Davidson
By Sir Augustus Henry
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