BAS-RELIEF


Meaning of BAS-RELIEF in English

/bah'ri leef", bas'-; bah"ri leef', bas"-/ , n.

relief sculpture in which the figures project slightly from the background. Also called low relief . See illus. under relief 2 .

[ 1660-70; bassorilievo. Cf. BASSORILIEVO, BASE 2 , RELIEF ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .