half relief

American  

noun

1. mezzo-relievo.

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half relief

"Ah, quelle barbarie!" exclaimed the woman, with a sigh, half petulance, half relief.

From The Story of Old Fort Loudon by Mary Noailles Murfree

Instead of this, I excused myself to Mrs. Ellmer, went into the study in a state of excitement, half pain and half relief, and wrote a note.

From A Witch of the Hills, v. 2-2 by Florence Warden

When the reply arrived David crushed it in his hand with a strange look, half bitterness, half relief, and flung it behind a piece of furniture standing near.

From The History of David Grieve by Mrs. Humphry Ward

These medallions are mounted by flattening the subject considerably so it is in little more than half relief.

From Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration by Albert B. Farnham

Her heart was almost silent as she waited, and then, as the minutes passed without interruption, her relaxation was half relief and half disappointment.

From Coquette by Frank Swinnerton

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