high reliefn.

Brit.

/ˌhʌɪ rᵻˈliːf/, U.S.

/ˌhaɪ rəˈlif/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: high adj., relief n.³

Etymology: < high adj. + relief n.³, probably after French haut relief (1669: see haut-relief n.). Compare also Italian alto rilievo alto-relievo n. Compare earlier alto-relievo n. Compare also earlier low relief n.

1. A method of moulding, carving, or stamping in which the sculptured shapes project from the plane surface to at least half their actual depth in the round. Frequently in in high relief. Cf. low relief n. 1, relief n.³ 1a.Also called alto relievo, haut relief.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [noun] > in specific materials or methods

stone-cutting1611

fretting1614

masonry1686

high relief1703

phelloplastic1802

wood-carving1847

photosculpture1861

gem-sculpture1882

chip carving1883

stone-craft1903

soft sculpture1966

earthwork1968

1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 131 Sculpture..wherein the Figure sticks out from the Plain whereon it is Engraven,..according as it is more or less protuberant, is call'd..Bas-relief, Mean-relief, or High-relief.

1774 Ambulator 83 This picture..is decorated round the frame..with festoons of fruit and flowers, finely carved in high-relief.

1820 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 233/1 It was tastefully considered, that this high relief could alone convert a profile into that assimilation of the portrait of a full face, which could justly be denominated a likeness.

1873 C. Dresser Princ. Victorian Decorative Design vii. 138 It is a mistake to cover an entire vase with figures in high relief.

1902 T. L. De Vinne Pract. Typogr. (ed. 2) 15 It is an engraving in high relief of the counter or hollow part of the type, that is, of that part which appears white in the printed letter.

1945 Pop. Sci. Oct. 158/1 With its bold figures standing well out from their background, high relief takes panel carving well into the realm of sculpture.

2013 Internat. Herald Tribune (Nexis) 23 Mar. (Leisure section) 17 The Pala period sculpture in high relief must come from some major site.

2. concrete. The part which so projects; a carving, moulding, etc., executed in this way. Also: a composition, design, or work of art in high relief.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [noun] > a sculpture or carving > in specific method

marblec1300

fretwork1601

high relief1816

phelloplastic1848

ivory1875

chip carving1890

1725 D. Humphreys tr. B. de Montfaucon Suppl. Antiq. Explained IV. v. 311 It is the great high Reliefs which occasion their losing so much of their Weight; the Figures high embossed on the Medal are wore much more by rubbing.]

1816 Rep. Select Comm. Earl of Elgin's Coll. Marbles 41 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 161) III. 49 I think they are..next in merit to the high reliefs of the metopes: I never saw any thing so fine.

c1820 S. Rogers Fountain in Italy 3 Richly wrought with many a high relief.

1858 S. Birch Hist. Anc. Pottery I. 167 These early reliefs, called protypa, or bas reliefs, and ectypa, or high-reliefs, were also used for decorating houses and halls.

1925 C. Wells Six Years in Malay Jungle 254 A kind of niello..on a silver ground with the hollows of the pattern a black sulphide, and the high relief gilded.

1947 J. C. Rich Materials & Methods Sculpt. vi. 172 The Sumerians..fashioned high reliefs, approaching sculpture in the full round, from thin sheets of the metal.

2009 J. R. Bainbridge Turkey 224/2 Look out in particular for the 2nd-century-AD high relief of Poseidon and Demeter.

Compounds

attributive. Designating carving, moulding, stamping, etc., done in high relief, or an object ornamented with this.

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1815 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 495/1 Octangular window, bound with a high relief architrave, accompanied by a mask-head key-stone, and surrounding festoons of fruit and flowers.

1849 Westm. & Foreign Rev. Apr. 71/1 None of the difficulty experienced in the production of the high-relief surface-carved forms of masonry..would prevail.

1880 J. L. Warren Guide Study Book-plates iii. 21 The prominent or high relief portions.

1910 G. S. Davies Renascence ii. 197 A high relief slab; figure in the robe and cowl of the Order.

1959 Man 59 190/1 A high-relief object resembling a mushroom-headed club.

1973 Pop. Sci. Feb. 165/1 (advt.) Original high relief fine art commemorative medals.

2013 Telegraph-Jrnl. (New Brunswick) (Nexis) 7 Jan. c5 It is called a high-relief sculpture, which means although it lies flat against a wall it has extra dimensionality.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	high relief
释义	high reliefn. Brit. /ˌhʌɪ rᵻˈliːf/, U.S. /ˌhaɪ rəˈlif/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: high adj., relief n.³ Etymology: < high adj. + relief n.³, probably after French haut relief (1669: see haut-relief n.). Compare also Italian alto rilievo alto-relievo n. Compare earlier alto-relievo n. Compare also earlier low relief n. 1. A method of moulding, carving, or stamping in which the sculptured shapes project from the plane surface to at least half their actual depth in the round. Frequently in in high relief. Cf. low relief n. 1, relief n.³ 1a.Also called alto relievo, haut relief. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [noun] > in specific materials or methods stone-cutting1611 fretting1614 masonry1686 high relief1703 phelloplastic1802 wood-carving1847 photosculpture1861 gem-sculpture1882 chip carving1883 stone-craft1903 soft sculpture1966 earthwork1968 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 131 Sculpture..wherein the Figure sticks out from the Plain whereon it is Engraven,..according as it is more or less protuberant, is call'd..Bas-relief, Mean-relief, or High-relief. 1774 Ambulator 83 This picture..is decorated round the frame..with festoons of fruit and flowers, finely carved in high-relief. 1820 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 233/1 It was tastefully considered, that this high relief could alone convert a profile into that assimilation of the portrait of a full face, which could justly be denominated a likeness. 1873 C. Dresser Princ. Victorian Decorative Design vii. 138 It is a mistake to cover an entire vase with figures in high relief. 1902 T. L. De Vinne Pract. Typogr. (ed. 2) 15 It is an engraving in high relief of the counter or hollow part of the type, that is, of that part which appears white in the printed letter. 1945 Pop. Sci. Oct. 158/1 With its bold figures standing well out from their background, high relief takes panel carving well into the realm of sculpture. 2013 Internat. Herald Tribune (Nexis) 23 Mar. (Leisure section) 17 The Pala period sculpture in high relief must come from some major site. 2. concrete. The part which so projects; a carving, moulding, etc., executed in this way. Also: a composition, design, or work of art in high relief. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [noun] > a sculpture or carving > in specific method marblec1300 fretwork1601 high relief1816 phelloplastic1848 ivory1875 chip carving1890 1725 D. Humphreys tr. B. de Montfaucon Suppl. Antiq. Explained IV. v. 311 It is the great high Reliefs which occasion their losing so much of their Weight; the Figures high embossed on the Medal are wore much more by rubbing.] 1816 Rep. Select Comm. Earl of Elgin's Coll. Marbles 41 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 161) III. 49 I think they are..next in merit to the high reliefs of the metopes: I never saw any thing so fine. c1820 S. Rogers Fountain in Italy 3 Richly wrought with many a high relief. 1858 S. Birch Hist. Anc. Pottery I. 167 These early reliefs, called protypa, or bas reliefs, and ectypa, or high-reliefs, were also used for decorating houses and halls. 1925 C. Wells Six Years in Malay Jungle 254 A kind of niello..on a silver ground with the hollows of the pattern a black sulphide, and the high relief gilded. 1947 J. C. Rich Materials & Methods Sculpt. vi. 172 The Sumerians..fashioned high reliefs, approaching sculpture in the full round, from thin sheets of the metal. 2009 J. R. Bainbridge Turkey 224/2 Look out in particular for the 2nd-century-AD high relief of Poseidon and Demeter. Compounds attributive. Designating carving, moulding, stamping, etc., done in high relief, or an object ornamented with this. ΚΠ 1815 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 495/1 Octangular window, bound with a high relief architrave, accompanied by a mask-head key-stone, and surrounding festoons of fruit and flowers. 1849 Westm. & Foreign Rev. Apr. 71/1 None of the difficulty experienced in the production of the high-relief surface-carved forms of masonry..would prevail. 1880 J. L. Warren Guide Study Book-plates iii. 21 The prominent or high relief portions. 1910 G. S. Davies Renascence ii. 197 A high relief slab; figure in the robe and cowl of the Order. 1959 Man 59 190/1 A high-relief object resembling a mushroom-headed club. 1973 Pop. Sci. Feb. 165/1 (advt.) Original high relief fine art commemorative medals. 2013 Telegraph-Jrnl. (New Brunswick) (Nexis) 7 Jan. c5 It is called a high-relief sculpture, which means although it lies flat against a wall it has extra dimensionality. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1703
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