About The Word Cameo
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Cameo
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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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