Rilievo
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A relief. archaic
"One of the rilievos on the outer wall of the church seems to belong to an early period of the Longobard dominion in Italy, when that nation was still Arian: […]"
- 2 sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background wordnet
Example
More examples"One of the rilievos on the outer wall of the church seems to belong to an early period of the Longobard dominion in Italy, when that nation was still Arian: […]"
Etymology
From Italian rilievo. Doublet of relief.
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