·noun A work of sculpture of the above character. ·see Alto-rilievo.
II. Demi-rilievo ·noun Half relief; sculpture in relief of which the figures project from the background by one half their full roundness.
·noun ·same·as <<Relief>>, ·noun, 5. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun ·see <<Demy>>, ·noun. ...
·- A prefix, signifying half. ...
·noun High relief; sculptured work in which the figures project more than half their thickness; as, ...
·noun ·Alt. of Basso-relievo. ...
·noun Hollow relief; sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose, so no part of it pro...
·noun Sculpture in this kind of relief. ·see under Alto-rilievo. II. Mezzo-rilievo ·noun A middle d...
·noun <<Peninsula>>. ...
·add. ·noun A small cup for, or of, black coffee. ...
In fortification, a bastion which has a flank on one side only. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
An ancient name for a gun carrying a ball of 33 pounds weight, with a length of from 12 to 14 feet, ...
An ancient cannon which threw a ball of 9 pounds weight, was about 9 feet long, and 4 inches in diam...
In fortification, that form of retaining wall for the face of a rampart which is only carried up as ...
·noun A short note, equal to one fourth of a semiquaver, or the sixty-fourth part of a whole note. ...