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cavo-relievo

ca·vo-re·lie·vo [ kvō ri lvō, kàyvō ri lvō ] (plural ca·vo-re·lie·vos or ca·vo-re·lie·vi [ kvō ri lvee, kàyvō ri lvee ])


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deep-carved relief: a relief sculpture in which even the highest part lies below the level of the original surface, or this style of relief sculpture

[Late 19th century. < Italian, "hollow relief"]
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