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Bold :: Bold (n.) Standing prominently out to view; markedly conspicuous; striking the eye; in high relief.

Anaglyphical :: Anaglyphical (a.) Pertaining to the art of chasing or embossing in relief; anaglyptic; -- opposed to diaglyptic or sunk work.

Relief :: Relief (n.) The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch.

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

Alleviation :: Alleviation (n.) The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief.

Recreative :: Recreative (a.) Tending to recreate or refresh; recreating; giving new vigor or animation; reinvigorating; giving relief after labor or pain; amusing; diverting.

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

Ground :: Ground (n.) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief..

Pseudoscopic :: Pseudoscopic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or formed by, a pseudoscope; having its parts appearing with the relief reversed; as, a pseudoscopic image..

Neurotomy :: Neurotomy (n.) The division of a nerve, for the relief of neuralgia, or for other purposes..

Repousse :: Repousse (a.) Ornamented with patterns in relief made by pressing or hammering on the reverse side; -- said of thin metal, or of a vessel made of thin metal..

Spell :: Spell (n.) The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or watching; also, a turn at work which is carried on by one person or gang relieving another; as, a spell at the pumps; a spell at the masthead..

Fret :: Fret (n.) Ornamental work in relief, as carving or embossing. See Fretwork..

Polytype :: Polytype (n.) A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc. (see citation); as, a polytype in relief..

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

Panacea :: Panacea (n.) A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a cure-all; catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for affliction..

Zincography :: Zincography (n.) The art or process of engraving or etching on zinc, in which the design is left in relief in the style of a wood cut, the rest of the ground being eaten away by acid..

Nepenthe :: Nepenthe (n.) A drug used by the ancients to give relief from pain and sorrow; -- by some supposed to have been opium or hasheesh. Hence, anything soothing and comforting..

Relief :: Relief (n.) That which removes or lessens evil, pain, discomfort, uneasiness, etc.; that which gives succor, aid, or comfort; also, the person who relieves from performance of duty by taking the place of another; a relay..

Foreground :: Foreground (n.) On a painting, and sometimes in a bas-relief, mosaic picture, or the like, that part of the scene represented, which is nearest to the spectator, and therefore occupies the lowest part of the work of art itself. Cf. Distance, n., 6..

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