Cavo-rilievo

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cavo-rilievo \Ca"vo-ri*lie"vo\, n. [It.] (Sculp.)
     Hollow relief; sculpture in relief within a sinking made for
     the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the plain
     surface around.
     [1913 Webster]