- Basso-rilievo
- Basso-rilievo Bas"so-ri*lie"vo, Basso-relievo Bas"so-re*lie"vo, n. [It. basso-rilievo.] Same as {Bas-relief}. [1913 Webster]
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Basso-rilievo
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Basso riliēvo — (ital.), so v.w. Basrelief … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
basso-rilievo — [bäs′sō̂ rē lye′vō̂] n. pl. bassi rilievi [bäs′sē rē lye′vē] 〚It〛 BAS RELIEF * * * … Universalium
basso-rilievo — [bäs′sō̂ rē lye′vō̂] n. pl. bassi rilievi [bäs′sē rē lye′vē] [It] BAS RELIEF … English World dictionary
basso-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
basso-rilievo — Bas relief Bas re*lief , n. [F. bas relief; bas low + relief raised work, relever to raise: cf. It. bassorilievo.] Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than half of their true proportions; called also {bass relief} and {basso… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
basso rilievo — noun a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut • Syn: ↑bas relief, ↑low relief, ↑basso relievo • Ant: ↑high relief (for: ↑low relief) … Useful english dictionary
basso-rilievo — /ˌbæsoʊ rəˈlivoʊ/ (say .basoh ruh leevoh) noun (plural basso rilievos) → bas relief. Also, basso relievo. {Italian: low relief} …
basso-rilievo — noun see basso relievo … New Collegiate Dictionary
basso-rilievo — n. (pl. os) = BAS RELIEF. Etymology: It. * * * noun see basso relievo … Useful english dictionary
basso-rilievo — bas·so ri·lie·vo … English syllables
