bas-relief

[ bah-ri-leef, bas-; bah-ri-leef, bas- ]

/ ˌbɑ rɪˈlif, ˌbæs-; ˈbɑ rɪˌlif, ˈbæs- /

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noun

relief sculpture in which the figures project slightly from the background.

Also called low relief.

Origin of bas-relief

1660–70; <French, on the model of Italian bassorilievo.Cf. basso-relievo, base², relief²

Words nearby bas-relief

Basque, Basque Provinces, Basque Region, Basque shirt, Basra, bas-relief, Bas-Rhin, bass, bassackwards, Bassano, bassarisk

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Example sentences from the Web for bas-relief

It is highly probable that we have, in the bas-relief, a representation of the city of Susa or Shusan.
Discoveries among the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon|Austen H. Layard
We have already seen in the bas-relief of the Madonna and Child how thoughtful a mood was sometimes upon the mother and her boy.
Michelangelo|Estelle M. Hurll
In Carlslunde church tower there is a bas-relief of a lamb, to show that a living lamb was buried there when the church was built.
A Danish Parsonage|John Fulford Vicary
The saint lies sleeping with her little dog at her feet; in a bas-relief she yields her soul to angels, who bear it to Heaven.
Pictures in Umbria|Katharine S. (Katharine Sarah) Macquoid

It would seem like a bas-relief cut out of marble were it not for its wonderful colouring.
Pictures Every Child Should Know|Dolores Bacon

British Dictionary definitions for bas-relief

bas-relief

/ (ˌbɑːrɪˈliːf, ˌbæs-, ˈbɑːrɪˌliːf, ˈbæs-) /

noun

sculpture in low relief, in which the forms project slightly from the background but no part is completely detached from itAlso called (Italian): basso rilievo

Word Origin for bas-relief

C17: from French, from Italian basso rilievo low relief; see base ², relief

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for bas-relief

bas-relief

[ (bah ruh-leef) ]

A kind of carving or sculpture in which the figures are raised a few inches from a flat background to give a three-dimensional effect. The term is French for “low relief.”

单词	bas-relief
释义	bas-relief [ bah-ri-leef, bas-; bah-ri-leef, bas- ] / ˌbɑ rɪˈlif, ˌbæs-; ˈbɑ rɪˌlif, ˈbæs- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bas-relief ON THESAURUS.COM noun relief sculpture in which the figures project slightly from the background. Also called low relief. Origin of bas-relief 1660–70; <French, on the model of Italian bassorilievo.Cf. basso-relievo, base², relief² Words nearby bas-relief Basque, Basque Provinces, Basque Region, Basque shirt, Basra, bas-relief, Bas-Rhin, bass, bassackwards, Bassano, bassarisk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bas-relief It is highly probable that we have, in the bas-relief, a representation of the city of Susa or Shusan. Discoveries among the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon\|Austen H. Layard We have already seen in the bas-relief of the Madonna and Child how thoughtful a mood was sometimes upon the mother and her boy. Michelangelo\|Estelle M. Hurll In Carlslunde church tower there is a bas-relief of a lamb, to show that a living lamb was buried there when the church was built. A Danish Parsonage\|John Fulford Vicary The saint lies sleeping with her little dog at her feet; in a bas-relief she yields her soul to angels, who bear it to Heaven. Pictures in Umbria\|Katharine S. (Katharine Sarah) Macquoid It would seem like a bas-relief cut out of marble were it not for its wonderful colouring. Pictures Every Child Should Know\|Dolores Bacon British Dictionary definitions for bas-relief bas-relief / (ˌbɑːrɪˈliːf, ˌbæs-, ˈbɑːrɪˌliːf, ˈbæs-) / noun sculpture in low relief, in which the forms project slightly from the background but no part is completely detached from itAlso called (Italian): basso rilievo Word Origin for bas-relief C17: from French, from Italian basso rilievo low relief; see base ², relief Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bas-relief sunk relief Cultural definitions for bas-relief bas-relief [ (bah ruh-leef) ] A kind of carving or sculpture in which the figures are raised a few inches from a flat background to give a three-dimensional effect. The term is French for “low relief.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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bas-relief

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