mezzo-relievon.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtsəʊrᵻˈliːvəʊ/,

/ˌmɛdzəʊrᵻˈliːvəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈˌmɛtsoʊrəˈlivoʊ/,

/ˈˌmɛ(d)zoʊrəˈlivoʊ/

Inflections: Plural mezzo-relievos.

Forms: 1500s– mezzo relievo, 1600s mezo relievo, 1600s mezzo relievi (plural), 1700s mozzo relievo (irregular), 1700s– mezzo-relievo, 1800s– mezzo-rilievo, 1900s– mezzo rilievo.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian mezzorilievo.

Etymology: < Italian mezzorilievo (a1571) < mezzo middle, half (see mezzo adv.) + rilievo relievo n.¹ Compare alto-relievo n., basso-relievo n.For the form history of the second element, see discussion s.v. relievo n.¹ N.E.D. (1906) gives only the pronunciation (medzo rilye·vo) /mɛdzo rilˈjevɔ/.

Sculpture.

1. Relief in which the carvings project to half their depth from the surface on which they are carved. See relief n.³ 1a.Also called half-, demi-, or semi-relief.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > [noun] > relief > half-relief

mezzo-relievo1598

semi-relief1703

demi-relief1874

1598 R. Haydocke tr. G. P. Lomazzo Tracte Artes Paintinge v. iii. 189 Imbossing halfe rounde called mezzo relievo.

1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 330 Having three pair of brass doors artificially cast or engraven with curious figures in mezo relievo.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 396 A long & spacious Walk, full of Fountaines, under which is historiz'd the who[le] Ovidian Metamorphosis in mezzo Relievo.

a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 37 We saw..figures of men carv'd in the natural Rock, in Mezzo relievo.

1722 J. Richardson Acct. Statues Italy 280 A fine Sepulchral Urn. Upon the font..in Mezzo-Relievo is a Matron presenting a child.

1783 in C. R. Lounsbury Illustr. Gloss. Early Southern Archit. & Landscape (1994) 307 A Bust of the King over one Column, and the Queen over the other in mozzo relievo.

1820 T. S. Hughes Trav. Sicily I. vii. 227 A piece of sculpture in mezzo-relievo representing a Jupiter and a Leda.

1860 J. Newlands Carpenter & Joiner's Assist. Gloss. Demi-relievo... It is also called mezzo-rilievo.

1891 Dict. National Biogr. XXVI. 111/2 The well-known monument..with half-length portraits in mezzo-relievo of the cardinal.

2. concrete. A sculpture or carving in this medium.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > [noun] > relief > half-relief > article executed in

mezzo-relievoa1684

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1666 (1955) III. 427 There are some Mezzo relievi as big as the life.

1821 T. D. Whitaker Hist. Richmondshire I. 155 A mezzo relievo by Westmacott, very finely wrought.

1874 Harper's Mag. Oct. 619/2 Over a gate leading to the judge's residence the tympanum of the gable is adorned with a fine mezzo-rilievo of the judgment of Solomon.

1887 Dict. National Biogr. X. 46/1 Among his rare works of an ideal kind were..a stone mezzo-relievo of Plenty.

1995 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 21 Feb. 1 a Samantha..tiptoes to touch a mezzo-relievo of President Reagan.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† mezzo-relievov.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: mezzo-relievo n.

Etymology: < mezzo-relievo n.

Sculpture. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To execute in mezzo-relievo.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > [verb (transitive)] > represent in relief > in half-relief

mezzo-relievoc1660

c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 108 In the Court is a Volary, and the statues of Char: the 9th and Hen: 3: 4th & Lewes the 13th on horsback, being Mezzo-relievo'd in Plaster.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	mezzo-relievo
释义	mezzo-relievon. Brit. /ˌmɛtsəʊrᵻˈliːvəʊ/, /ˌmɛdzəʊrᵻˈliːvəʊ/, U.S. /ˈˌmɛtsoʊrəˈlivoʊ/, /ˈˌmɛ(d)zoʊrəˈlivoʊ/ Inflections: Plural mezzo-relievos. Forms: 1500s– mezzo relievo, 1600s mezo relievo, 1600s mezzo relievi (plural), 1700s mozzo relievo (irregular), 1700s– mezzo-relievo, 1800s– mezzo-rilievo, 1900s– mezzo rilievo. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian mezzorilievo. Etymology: < Italian mezzorilievo (a1571) < mezzo middle, half (see mezzo adv.) + rilievo relievo n.¹ Compare alto-relievo n., basso-relievo n.For the form history of the second element, see discussion s.v. relievo n.¹ N.E.D. (1906) gives only the pronunciation (medzo rilye·vo) /mɛdzo rilˈjevɔ/. Sculpture. 1. Relief in which the carvings project to half their depth from the surface on which they are carved. See relief n.³ 1a.Also called half-, demi-, or semi-relief. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > [noun] > relief > half-relief mezzo-relievo1598 semi-relief1703 demi-relief1874 1598 R. Haydocke tr. G. P. Lomazzo Tracte Artes Paintinge v. iii. 189 Imbossing halfe rounde called mezzo relievo. 1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 330 Having three pair of brass doors artificially cast or engraven with curious figures in mezo relievo. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 396 A long & spacious Walk, full of Fountaines, under which is historiz'd the who[le] Ovidian Metamorphosis in mezzo Relievo. a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 37 We saw..figures of men carv'd in the natural Rock, in Mezzo relievo. 1722 J. Richardson Acct. Statues Italy 280 A fine Sepulchral Urn. Upon the font..in Mezzo-Relievo is a Matron presenting a child. 1783 in C. R. Lounsbury Illustr. Gloss. Early Southern Archit. & Landscape (1994) 307 A Bust of the King over one Column, and the Queen over the other in mozzo relievo. 1820 T. S. Hughes Trav. Sicily I. vii. 227 A piece of sculpture in mezzo-relievo representing a Jupiter and a Leda. 1860 J. Newlands Carpenter & Joiner's Assist. Gloss. Demi-relievo... It is also called mezzo-rilievo. 1891 Dict. National Biogr. XXVI. 111/2 The well-known monument..with half-length portraits in mezzo-relievo of the cardinal. 2. concrete. A sculpture or carving in this medium. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > [noun] > relief > half-relief > article executed in mezzo-relievoa1684 a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1666 (1955) III. 427 There are some Mezzo relievi as big as the life. 1821 T. D. Whitaker Hist. Richmondshire I. 155 A mezzo relievo by Westmacott, very finely wrought. 1874 Harper's Mag. Oct. 619/2 Over a gate leading to the judge's residence the tympanum of the gable is adorned with a fine mezzo-rilievo of the judgment of Solomon. 1887 Dict. National Biogr. X. 46/1 Among his rare works of an ideal kind were..a stone mezzo-relievo of Plenty. 1995 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 21 Feb. 1 a Samantha..tiptoes to touch a mezzo-relievo of President Reagan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † mezzo-relievov. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: mezzo-relievo n. Etymology: < mezzo-relievo n. Sculpture. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To execute in mezzo-relievo. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > [verb (transitive)] > represent in relief > in half-relief mezzo-relievoc1660 c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 108 In the Court is a Volary, and the statues of Char: the 9th and Hen: 3: 4th & Lewes the 13th on horsback, being Mezzo-relievo'd in Plaster. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1598v.c1660
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