英语词汇“cameo-shell”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

cameo-shell

释义

cameo /kamˈi-ō/

noun (pl camˈeos)

A gem with a figure (usu a head or bust in profile) carved in relief, esp one in which a differently coloured lower layer serves as a ground
A short literary piece
A small role in a play or film, often giving scope for character acting

adjective

Miniature, small and perfect of its kind

ORIGIN: Ital cammeo, from LL cammaeus, of uncertain origin

camˈeo-part or camˈeo-role see cameo (n) above.

camˈeo-shell noun

A helmet-shell

cameo ware noun

Pottery with relief decoration on a ground of a different colour

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