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noun
Sculpture in sunken relief, such that no part of it projects beyond the surrounding surface. An example is in wood carving.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: art, arts
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Synonyms: sunk relief, sunken relief, cavo relievo, intaglio-rilievo
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Italian cavo rilievo (literally “hollow relief”).
