half relief
Americannoun
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He slipped it into his pocket, and his mother, keenly watching him, observed a curious look, half surprise, half relief, on his face.
From The Guinea Stamp A Tale of Modern Glasgow by Swan, Annie S. (Annie Shepherd)
Dolly rose from her seat with a sigh which was half relief.
From Vagabondia 1884 by Burnett, Frances Hodgson
And even if we succeeded, it would be only a half relief.
From Mrs. Thompson A Novel by Maxwell, W. B. (William Babington)
In the decoration of this loggia Orcagna made seven marble figures in half relief between the arches of the façade representing the seven virtues, theological and cardinal.
From The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8) by Vasari, Giorgio
The sharp shaft of the sun, bearing down like a spot-light, brought into half relief the mature lines of the body and the agreeable, if serious, features.
From The Salamander by Johnson, Owen
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