Etymology

cavo-rilievo

Today it means: Sculpture in sunken relief, such that no part of it projects beyond the surrounding surface. Example are in wood carving and hieroglyphics. Full definition →

Italian cavo rilievo
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromcavo rilievo
  2. English todaycavo-rilievo

From Italian cavo rilievo (literally “hollow relief”).

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