BAS-RELIEF


Meaning of BAS-RELIEF in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌbä-ri-ˈlēf, ˌbas-, bās-; ˈbä-ri-ˌ, ˈbas-, ˈbās- ]

noun

Etymology: French, from bas low + relief raised work

Date: 1667

: sculptural relief in which the projection from the surrounding surface is slight and no part of the modeled form is undercut ; also : sculpture executed in bas-relief

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