half relief

American  

noun

1. mezzo-relievo.

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half relief

A very celebrated curiosity is the large urn or vase of blue glass, with figures carved on it in half relief, in white.

From Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy by Stockton, Frank Richard

She started a little and gave him a look, half wonder, half relief, and then fell to twisting the fringe of her poor shawl again.

From In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim by Burnett, Frances Hodgson

There, with a few gentle words, she dismissed him, and when the sound of his measured footsteps had diminished, she closed the door with a little gasp of half relief, and turned to the window.

From The Crevice by Grefé, Will

There were others besides Cartoner who were wintering in London who likewise laid aside their newspaper with a sigh half weariness, half relief, to find that their parts of the world were still quiet.

From The Vultures by Merriman, Henry Seton

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 Ward, Humphry, Mrs.