half relief
Americannoun
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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
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 Giorgio Vasari
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
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
It is of stone, has a venerable appearance of antiquity, and has extended on it in half relief an image of the Saviour, made of plaster, with the hands and feet nailed.
From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. by John L. Stephens
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