half relief
Americannoun
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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 Warden, Florence
The head of a fox or wildcat in half relief put on top, over the feet will give a finish to it.
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 Farnham, Albert B.
Some of the blades are watered, others chased in half relief with hunting-scenes—some serrated, others flamboyant.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878. by Various
There, with a few gentle words, she dismissed him, and when the sound of his measured footsteps had diminished, she closed the door with a little gasp of half relief, and turned to the window.
From The Crevice by Grefé, Will
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 Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
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