mezzo-relievo

(-ri lē)

noun pl. mezzo-relievos

sculpture in which the figures project halfway from the background

Origin: It mezzo rilievo: see mezzo & relief

See mezzo-relievo in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. mez·zo-re·lie·vos

Origin:

Origin: Italian mezzorilievo

Origin: : mezzo, half (from Latin medius; see medium)

Origin: + rilievo, relief; see relievo

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