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Emboss :: Emboss (v. t.) To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, or the like..

Redress :: Redress (n.) One who, or that which, gives relief; a redresser..

Need :: Need (n.) To be in want of; to have cause or occasion for; to lack; to require, as supply or relief..

Demi-rilievo :: Demi-rilievo (n.) Half relief; sculpture in relief of which the figures project from the background by one half their full roundness.

Bas-relief :: Bas-relief (n.) Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than half of their true proportions; -- called also bassrelief and basso-rilievo. See Alto-rilievo..

Herniotomy :: Herniotomy (n.) A cutting for the cure or relief of hernia; celotomy.

Demirelievo :: Demirelievo (n.) Half relief. See Demi-rilievo.

Outdoor :: Outdoor (a.) Being, or done, in the open air; being or done outside of certain buildings, as poorhouses, hospitals, etc.; as, outdoor exercise; outdoor relief; outdoor patients..

Relieve :: Relieve (v. t.) To cause to seem to rise; to put in relief; to give prominence or conspicuousness to; to set off by contrast.

Relief :: Relief (n.) The projection of a figure above the ground or plane on which it is formed.

Disembarrassment :: Disembarrassment (n.) Freedom or relief from impediment or perplexity.

Bass-relief :: Bass-relief (n.) Some as Bas-relief.

Stereograph :: Stereogram (n.) A diagram or picture which represents objects in such a way as to give the impression of relief or solidity; also, a stereograph..

Aquapuncture :: Aquapuncture (n.) The introduction of water subcutaneously for the relief of pain.

Cavo-rilievo :: Cavo-rilievo (n.) Hollow relief; sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the plain surface around..

Flatness :: Flatness (n.) Eveness of surface; want of relief or prominence; the state of being plane or level.

Liss :: Liss (n.) Release; remission; ease; relief.

Anaglyptics :: Anaglyptics (n.) The art of carving in low relief, embossing, etc..

Succorable :: Succor (v. t.) The person or thing that brings relief.

Isocephalism :: Isocephalism (n.) A peculiarity in the design of bas-relief by which the heads of human figures are kept at the same height from the ground, whether the personages are seated, standing, or mounted on horseback; -- called also isokephaleia..

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