CAVO-RILIEVO
\kˈɑːvə͡ʊɹɪlˈiːvə͡ʊ], \kˈɑːvəʊɹɪlˈiːvəʊ], \k_ˈɑː_v_əʊ_ɹ_ɪ_l_ˈiː_v_əʊ]\
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Hollow relief; sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the plain surface around.
By Oddity Software
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Hollow relief; sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the plain surface around.
By Noah Webster.
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In sculp. a kind of relief in which the highest surface is only level with the plane of the original stone. Sculpture of this kind is much employed in the decoration of the walls of Egyptian temples.
By Daniel Lyons
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kä'v[=o]-r[=e]-ly[=a]'v[=o], n. a kind of relief in which the highest surface is level with the plane of the original stone, which is left round the outlines of the design.--Also INTAGLIO-RILIEVO and COELANAGLYPHIC SCULPTURE. [It. cavo, hollow, rilievo, relief. See CAVE and RELIEF.]
By Thomas Davidson
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