'Demi-rilievo' definitions:

Definition of 'Demi-rilievo'

From: GCIDE
  • Demi-rilievo \Dem"i-ri*lie"vo\, n. [Pref. demi- + It. rilievo.] (Fine Arts) (a) Half relief; sculpture in relief of which the figures project from the background by one half their full roundness. (b) A work of sculpture of the above character. See Alto-rilievo. [1913 Webster]