relievo

American  

[ri-lee-voh, ril-yev-oh] / rɪˈli voʊ, rɪlˈyɛv oʊ /

noun

plural

relievos

1. Obsolete. relief.

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relievo British  

/ rɪˈliːvəʊ, rɪlˈjeɪvəʊ /

noun

1. another name for relief

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Etymology

Origin of relievo

1615–25; < Italian rilievo relief ², derivative of rilevare to raise < Latin relevāre; relieve

Example Sentences

But there was one spot thrown into alto relievo by the sombre drapery of woe.

From The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada by Hodgins, J. George (John George)

In this relievo we have the same head, with the egg-shaped three-horned head-dress, exactly like that of the bull; but the ear is human, and not that of a lion.

From The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 by Various

Their subject was a foreground like a relievo.

From Gryll Grange by Peacock, Thomas Love

But I don't think that game was relievo.

From Penguin Persons & Peppermints by Eaton, Walter Prichard

The fidelity of this dog has been celebrated in many a drama and poem, and there is a monument of him in basso relievo still to be seen in the castle of Montargis.

From Anecdotes of Dogs by Jesse, Edward