basrelief
rɪˈlif, ˌbæs-; ˈbɑ noun
relief sculpture in which the figures project slightly from the background.
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bas-relief (ˌbɑːrɪˈliːf, ˌbæs-, ˈbɑːrɪˌliːf, ˈbæs-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| Also called (Italian): basso rilievo sculpture in low relief, in which the forms project slightly from the background but no part is completely detached from it | |
| [C17: from French, from Italian basso rilievo low relief; see | |
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bas-relief
1660s, from Fr. bas-relief, a loan-translation of It. basso-rilievo "low relief, raised work."
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bas-relief [(bah ruh-leef)]A kind of carving or sculpture in which the figures are raised a few inches from a flat background to give a three-dimensional effect. The term is French for “low relief.”
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