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Bas-relief

Basˊ-re-lief′

,
Noun.
[F.
bas-relief
;
bas
low +
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
bass-relief
and
basso-rilievo
. See
Alto-rilievo
.

Definition 2024


bas-relief

bas-relief

See also: basrelief and bas relief

English

Noun

bas-relief (plural bas-reliefs)

  1. Alternative spelling of bas relief

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French

Noun

bas-relief m (plural bas-reliefs)

  1. (art) bas relief