bas-relief
noun/ˌbæs rɪˈliːf/
/ˌbæs rɪˈliːf/
[uncountable, countable] (specialist)- a form of sculpture in which the shapes are cut so that they are slightly raised from the background; a sculpture made in this way compare haut-reliefTopics Artc2, Buildingsc2Word Originearly 17th cent. (as basse relieve): from Italian basso-rilievo ‘low relief’, later altered to the French form.
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