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alto-relievos

alto-relievos is the plural of alto-relievo.

Meaning of alto-relievo

Noun

alto-relievo (countable and uncountable, plural alto-relievos)

  1. (sculpture) A form of sculpture in which carved figures or other objects protrude from the background.
    • Nobody is in the great pew of the Clavering family, except the statues of defunct baronets and their ladies: there is Sir Poyntz Clavering, Knight and Baronet, kneeling in a square beard opposite his wife in a ruff: a very fat lady, the Dame Rebecca Clavering, in alto-relievo, is borne up to Heaven...1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 15, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...
    Synonyms:
    high relief

Questions about alto-relievos

What is alto-relievos the plural of?
Alto-relievos is the plural of alto-relievo.

Words near alto-relievos in the dictionary

  1. alto saxophones
  2. alto saxophonist
  3. alto saxophonists
  4. alto-
  5. alto-relievo
  6. alto-relievos
  7. alto-rilievo
  8. alto-rilievos
  9. Altobelli
  10. Altobellis
  11. altocalciphilia

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