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s-relief [noun] [C] - a type of art in which shapes are cut from the surrounding stone so that they stand out slightly against a flat background, or a work of art done in this wayThe exhibition has three-dimensional sculpture, large amounts of bas-relief and architectural carving. [U]One of the advantages of profiling in bas-relief is that it allows the background to be carved before the figures are finished. [U]The stone gateway bears bas-relief depictions of Egyptian archers and their chariots.Gravestone decorations included bas-reliefs (= works of art) showing the dead man and his dog. [C]