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

Will you permit me, on my return, to make a relievo of you?

From On the Heights A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold

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

In the other relievo, which decorates the eastern side of the pedestal, reapers and other peasantry are conversing and reposing from the toils of the field.

From The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810 by Carpenter, S. C. (Stephen Cullen)

At each end of the portico is fixed in the wall a fragment of basso relievo.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John

Detail of marble altarpiece in alto relievo in cathedral of Fiesole, being a part of the monument of Bishop Salutati.

From Tuscan Sculpture of the Fifteenth Century A Collection of Sixteen Pictures Reproducing Works by Donatello, the Della Robia, Mino da Fiesole, and Others, with Introduction by Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May)