Rilievo

2 definitions found

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

  Rilievo \Ri*lie"vo\, n.[It. See {Relief}.] (Sculp. & Arch.)
     Same as {Relief}, n., 5.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  rilievo
       n : sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to
           stand out from the surrounding background [syn: {relief},
            {relievo}, {embossment}, {sculptural relief}]
       [also: {rilievi} (pl)]