Definition of relief

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Relief (n.) The appearance of projection given by shading, shadow, etc., to any figure..

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Mill :: Mill (n.) A hardened steel roller having a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, as copper..
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..
Ectypography :: Ectypography (n.) A method of etching in which the design upon the plate is produced in relief.
Relief :: Relief (n.) The projection of a figure above the ground or plane on which it is formed.
Help :: Help (v. t.) Remedy; relief; as, there is no help for it..
Relievement :: Relievement (n.) The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; relief; release..
Toreumatography :: Toreumatography (n.) A description of sculpture such as bas-relief in metal.
Aid :: Aid (v. t.) Help; succor; assistance; relief.
Bass-relief :: Bass-relief (n.) Some as Bas-relief.
Disembarrassment :: Disembarrassment (n.) Freedom or relief from impediment or perplexity.
Relief :: Relief (n.) The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained; succor; alleviation; comfort; ease; redress..
Stian :: Stiacciato (n.) The lowest relief, -- often used in Italian sculpture of the 15th and 16th centuries..
Parturifacient :: Parturifacient (n.) A medicine tending to cause parturition, or to give relief in childbearing..
Relief :: Relief (n.) Release from a post, or from the performance of duty, by the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay; as, a relief of a sentry..
Charity :: Charity (n.) Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises] including relief of the poor or friendless, education, religious culture, and public institutions..
Release :: Release (n.) Relief from care, pain, or any burden..
Demi-rilievo :: Demi-rilievo (n.) Half relief; sculpture in relief of which the figures project from the background by one half their full roundness.
Reliefful :: Reliefful (a.) Giving relief.
Orator :: Orator (n.) In equity proceedings, one who prays for relief; a petitioner..
Relief :: Relief (n.) The elevations and surface undulations of a country.
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