mezzo-relievo

[ met-soh-ri-lee-voh, med-zoh-, mez-oh- ]

/ ˈmɛt soʊ rɪˈli voʊ, ˈmɛd zoʊ-, ˈmɛz oʊ- /

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noun, plural mez·zo-re·lie·vos

[met-soh-ri-lee-vohz, med-zoh-, mez-oh-]. /ˈmɛt soʊ rɪˈli voʊz, ˈmɛd zoʊ-, ˈmɛz oʊ-/.

sculptured relief intermediate between high relief and bas-relief.

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Origin of mezzo-relievo

Borrowed into English from Italian around 1590–1600

Words nearby mezzo-relievo

mezzanine, mezza voce, mezzo, mezzo forte, mezzo piano, mezzo-relievo, mezzo-soprano, mezzo-soprano clef, mezzotint, mf, M.F.A.

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How to use mezzo-relievo in a sentence

Before taking on the role, Racette talked it over with her wife, mezzo-soprano Beth Clayton.
‘Dolores Claiborne’ Star on Her Sudden New Role|Emily Wilson|September 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Truth and sincerity staring out upon you perpetually in alto relievo.
Notes & Queries, No. 53. Saturday, November 2, 1850|Various
The inner apartments are much the same as the portico, all covered with figures in basso relievo.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts
Why should not the child form a concept of forte and piano, and so get away from the deadly monotony of mezzo?
Piano Mastery|Harriette Brower

He married in 1863 the mezzo soprano singer, Amalie Weiss, who died in 1899.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various
The mezzo termine can only be maintained by armed force—in fact, by conquest!
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino

British Dictionary definitions for mezzo-relievo

mezzo-relievo

mezzo-rilievo

/ (ˌmɛtsəʊrɪˈliːvəʊ) /

noun

carving in which the depth of the relief is halfway between that of high relief and low relief

Word Origin for mezzo-relievo

from Italian: half relief

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