ALTO-RELIEVO
\ˈaltə͡ʊɹɪlˈiːvə͡ʊ], \ˈaltəʊɹɪlˈiːvəʊ], \ˈa_l_t_əʊ_ɹ_ɪ_l_ˈiː_v_əʊ]\
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ALTO-RILIEVO, alt'o-re-l[=e]'vo, n. high relief: figures projected by at least half their thickness from the background on which they are sculptured. [It. alto, high. See RELIEF.]
By Thomas Davidson
By Sir Augustus Henry
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