cavo-relievo
1Cavo-relievo — Ca vo re*lie vo, n. Cavo rilievo. [1913 Webster] || …
2cavo-relievo — /kah voh ri lee voh, kay /, n., pl. cavo relievos. Fine Arts. 1. a form of relief sculpture in which the volumes are carved or incised so that the highest points are below or level with the original surface. Cf. intaglio (defs. 1 3). 2. a piece… …
3cavo-relievo — ca·vo re·lie·vo …
4cavo-relievo — n. sculpture in which highest part is level with surface of stone; hollow relief …
5cavo-relievo — …
6cavo-rilievo — noun see cavo relievo * * * cavo rilievo /käˈvō rē lyāˈvō/ noun A kind of relief sculpture in which the highest surface is below the level of the original stone, which is left round the outlines of the design (see also ↑intaglio) ORIGIN: Ital… …
7sunk relief — cavo relievo. [1930 35] * * * …
8coelanaglyphic — /si lan euh glif ik/, adj. (of a carving) executed in cavo relievo. [COEL + ANAGLYPHIC] * * * coelanaglyphic /sēl a nə glifˈik/ (sculpture) adjective In cavo rilievo (hollow relief) ORIGIN: Gr koilos hollow, ana up, and glyphein to carve …
9coelanaglyphic — /si lan euh glif ik/, adj. (of a carving) executed in cavo relievo. [COEL + ANAGLYPHIC] * * * …
10coelanaglyphic — a. pertaining to cavo relievo …
