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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

[It.]

(Sculp.)

Hollow relief; sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the plain surface around.

cavo-rilievo ‎(uncountable)

(art) sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the surrounding surface