English edit

Etymology edit

From Italian cavo rilievo (literally hollow relief).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɑːvəʊ ɹɪlˈjeɪvəʊ/

Noun edit

cavo-rilievo (uncountable)

  1. (art) Sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the surrounding surface.
    Synonym: intaglio-rilievo

See also edit

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for cavo-rilievo”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)