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Bas-reliefBas-relief Bas`-re*lief", n. [F. bas-relief; bas law + relief
raised work, relever to raise: cf. It. bassorilievo.]
Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than
half of their true proportions; -- called also bassrelief
and basso-rilievo. See Alto-rilievo. bassreliefBas-relief Bas`-re*lief", n. [F. bas-relief; bas law + relief
raised work, relever to raise: cf. It. bassorilievo.]
Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than
half of their true proportions; -- called also bassrelief
and basso-rilievo. See Alto-rilievo. Bass-reliefBass-relief Bass"-re*lief`, n.
Some as Bas-relief. DemireliefDemirelief Dem`i*re*lief", Demirelievo Dem`i*re*lie"vo, n.
Half relief. See Demi-rilievo. Grand relief Grand paunch, a glutton or gourmand. [Obs.] --Holland.
Grand pensionary. See under Pensionary.
Grand piano (Mus.), a large piano, usually harp-shaped, in
which the wires or strings are generally triplicated,
increasing the power, and all the mechanism is introduced
in the most effective manner, regardless of the size of
the instrument.
Grand relief (Sculp.), alto relievo.
Grand Seignior. See under Seignior.
Grand stand, the principal stand, or erection for
spectators, at a, race course, etc.
Grand vicar (Eccl.), a principal vicar; an ecclesiastical
delegate in France.
Grand vizier. See under Vizier.
Syn: Magnificent; sublime; majestic; dignified; elevated;
stately; august; pompous; lofty; eralted; noble.
Usage: Grand, Magnificent, Sublime. Grand, in reference to
objects of taste, is applied to that which expands the
mind by a sense of vastness and majesty; magnificent
is applied to anything which is imposing from its
splendor; sublime describes that which is awful and
elevating. A cataract is grand; a rich and varied
landscape is magnificent; an overhanging precipice is
sublime. ``Grandeur admits of degrees and
modifications; but magnificence is that which has
already reached the highest degree of superiority
naturally belonging to the object in question.'
--Crabb. Photorelief
Photorelief Pho`to*re*lief", n.
A printing surface in relief, obtained by photographic means
and subsequent manipulations. --Knight.
Reliefful
Reliefful Re*lief"ful (r?-l?f"f?l), a.
Giving relief. [Obs.]
Reliefless
Reliefless Re*lief"less, a.
Destitute of relief; also, remediless.
Meaning of RelieF from wikipedia
- host
Pierre Granger retired in 2009. The
series was
renamed RelieF in
autumn 2010.
RelieF aired seven nights a w**** at 7 p.m. From
Monday to Thursday...
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Relief is a
sculptural method in
which the
sculpted pieces remain attached to a
solid background of the same material. The term
relief is from the Latin...
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Trump in a
charity auction. The
Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund has also
donated to
hurricane relief,
including Hurricane Harvey in 2017. With
senator Chuck...
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Terrain (from
Latin terra 'earth'),
alternatively relief or
topographical relief, is the
dimension and
shape of a
given surface of land. In
physical geography...
- A
relief valve or
pressure relief valve (PRV) is a type of
safety valve used to
control or
limit the
pressure in a system;
excessive pressure might otherwise...
- In wood
carving relief carving is a type in
which figures or
patterns are
carved in a flat
panel of wood; the same term is also used for
carving in stone...
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Nations Relief and
Works Agency for
Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA,
pronounced /ˈʌnrə/ UN-rə) is a UN
agency that
supports the
relief and human...
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Comic Relief is a
British charity,
founded in 1986 by the
comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis and
comedian Sir
Lenny Henry in
response to the 1983–1985...
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Rescuers from
California attempted to
reach the migrants, but the
first relief party did not
arrive until the
middle of
February 1847,
almost four months...
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album Loyalty to
Loyalty RelieF, a
Canadian news
television series Relief pitcher, a
baseball or
softball position Bas
relief, a
projecting image with...
