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Flat :: Flat (superl.) Wanting relief; destitute of variety; without points of prominence and striking interest.

Electro-tint :: Electro-tint (n.) A style of engraving in relief by means of voltaic electricity. A picture is drawn on a metallic plate with some material which resists the fluids of a battery; so that, in electro-typing, the parts not covered by the varnish, etc., receive a deposition of metal, and produce the required copy in intaglio. A cast of this is then the plate for printing..

Grace :: Grace (n.) The same prerogative when exercised in the form of equitable relief through chancery.

Easement :: Easement (n.) That which gives ease, relief, or assistance; convenience; accommodation..

Mezzo-rilievo :: Mezzo-rilievo (n.) A middle degree of relief in figures, between high and low relief..

Demirelief :: Demirelief (n.) Alt. of Demireliev.

Release :: Release (n.) Relief from care, pain, or any burden..

Fretwork :: Fretwork (n.) Work adorned with frets; ornamental openwork or work in relief, esp. when elaborate and minute in its parts. Hence, any minute play of light and shade, dark and light, or the like..

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

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..

Cameo :: Cameo (n.) A carving in relief, esp. one on a small scale used as a jewel for personal adornment, or like..

Charity :: Charity (n.) Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises] including relief of the poor or friendless, education, religious culture, and public institutions..

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

Patera :: Patera (n.) A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes, and the like..

Relievo :: Relievo (n.) See Relief, n., 5..

Need :: Need (n.) A state that requires supply or relief; pressing occasion for something; necessity; urgent want.

Cliche :: Cliche (n.) A stereotype plate or any similar reproduction of ornament, or lettering, in relief..

Relay :: Relay (n.) A supply of anything arranged beforehand for affording relief from time to time, or at successive stages; provision for successive relief..

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..

Toreutic :: Toreutic (a.) In relief; pertaining to sculpture in relief, especially of metal; also, pertaining to chasing such as surface ornamentation in metal..

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