mezzo-relievo

[ met-soh-ri-lee-voh, med-zoh-, mez-oh- ]

/ ˈmɛt soʊ rɪˈli voʊ, ˈmɛd zoʊ-, ˈmɛz oʊ- /

noun, plural mez·zo-re·lie·vos [met-soh-ri-lee-vohz, med-zoh-, mez-oh-]. /ˈmɛt soʊ rɪˈli voʊz, ˈmɛd zoʊ-, ˈmɛz oʊ-/.

sculptured relief intermediate between high relief and bas-relief.

Origin of mezzo-relievo

Borrowed into English from Italian around 1590–1600

Words nearby mezzo-relievo

mezzanine, mezza voce, mezzo, mezzo forte, mezzo piano, mezzo-relievo, mezzo-soprano, mezzo-soprano clef, mezzotint, mf, M.F.A.

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Example sentences from the Web for mezzo-relievo

As they are intended for minute inspection, gems are generally in mezzo-relievo.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No. 398, December 1848|Various
A marble tabernacle, decorated in mezzo-relievo and originally made for the nuns of the convent of the Murate.
Tuscan Sculpture of the Fifteenth Century|Estelle M. Hurll
I have sometimes there observed, in the middle, little statues in mezzo-relievo.
The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 1 (of 6)|Luigi Antonio Lanzi

British Dictionary definitions for mezzo-relievo

mezzo-relievo

mezzo-rilievo

/ (ˌmɛtsəʊrɪˈliːvəʊ) /

noun

carving in which the depth of the relief is halfway between that of high relief and low relief

Word Origin for mezzo-relievo

from Italian: half relief

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单词	mezzo-relievo
释义	mezzo-relievo [ met-soh-ri-lee-voh, med-zoh-, mez-oh- ] / ˈmɛt soʊ rɪˈli voʊ, ˈmɛd zoʊ-, ˈmɛz oʊ- / noun, plural mez·zo-re·lie·vos [met-soh-ri-lee-vohz, med-zoh-, mez-oh-]. /ˈmɛt soʊ rɪˈli voʊz, ˈmɛd zoʊ-, ˈmɛz oʊ-/. sculptured relief intermediate between high relief and bas-relief. Origin of mezzo-relievo Borrowed into English from Italian around 1590–1600 Words nearby mezzo-relievo mezzanine, mezza voce, mezzo, mezzo forte, mezzo piano, mezzo-relievo, mezzo-soprano, mezzo-soprano clef, mezzotint, mf, M.F.A. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mezzo-relievo As they are intended for minute inspection, gems are generally in mezzo-relievo. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No. 398, December 1848\|Various A marble tabernacle, decorated in mezzo-relievo and originally made for the nuns of the convent of the Murate. Tuscan Sculpture of the Fifteenth Century\|Estelle M. Hurll I have sometimes there observed, in the middle, little statues in mezzo-relievo. The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 1 (of 6)\|Luigi Antonio Lanzi British Dictionary definitions for mezzo-relievo mezzo-relievo mezzo-rilievo / (ˌmɛtsəʊrɪˈliːvəʊ) / noun carving in which the depth of the relief is halfway between that of high relief and low relief Word Origin for mezzo-relievo from Italian: half 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
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