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Cameo

Cameo Meaning & Definition
Cameo Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cameo?

[n] engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cameo:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Cameo: anaglyph | bas-relief | boss | cameo glass | catalog | cataloging | cavo-rilievo | character | character sketch | characterization | cut glass | delineation | depiction | description | details | embossment | evocation | glyph | glyptograph | graphic account | high relief | image | imagery | impression | intaglio | intaglio rilevato | intaglio rilievo | itemization | limning | low relief | mask | medal | medallion | particularization | photograph | picture | plaquette | portrait | portraiture | portrayal | profile | relief | relievo | rendering | rendition | representation | sculptured glass | sketch | specification | vignette | vivid description | word painting

See Also | anaglyph

Cameo In Webster's Dictionary

\Cam"e*o\, n.; pl. {Cameos}. [It cammeo; akin to F. cam['e]e, cama["i]eu, Sp. camafeo, LL. camaeus, camahutus; of unknown origin.] A carving in relief, esp. one on a small scale used as a jewel for personal adornment, or like. Note: Most cameos are carved in a material which has layers of different colors, such stones as the onyx and sardonyx, and various kinds of shells, being used. {Cameo conch} (Zo["o]l.), a large, marine, univalve shell, esp. {Cassis cameo}, {C. rua}, and allied species, used for cutting cameos. See {Quern conch}.

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