bas-relief

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I have an old bas-relief on the walls which I would like you to see, -- you, especially, Dr. Dean!

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  1. noun See low relief.

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  1. French, from Italian bassorilievo : basso, low (from Medieval Latin bassus) + rilievo, relief (from rilevare, to raise, from Latin relevāre; see relieve).

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  1. Formerly base relief; from French bas-relief, from Italian bassorilievo (also used in English), from basso, low, + rilievo, relief: see base and relief.
 

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/bɑrəˈlif/
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