half relief
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And even if we succeeded, it would be only a half relief.
From Mrs. Thompson A Novel by W. B. (William Babington) Maxwell
"Ah, quelle barbarie!" exclaimed the woman, with a sigh, half petulance, half relief.
From The Story of Old Fort Loudon by Mary Noailles Murfree
This was a girdle three inches broad, which used to be made for brides, and was executed in half relief with some small figures in the round.
From Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini by John Addington Symonds
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
A sigh most certainly escaped his lips, a sigh half sadness, half relief.
From The Centaur by Algernon Blackwood
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