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cameo 音标拼音: [k'æmi ,o] n. 刻有浮雕的宝石或贝壳 刻有浮雕的宝石或贝壳 cameo n 1: engraving or carving in low relief on a stone ( as in a brooch or ring) Cameo \ Cam" e* o\ ( k[ a^] m"[- e]*[- o]), n.; pl. { Cameos} ( k[ a^] m"[- e]*[= o] z). [ 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. [ 1913 Webster PJC] 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. The classical cameos made in Italy are carved on a seashell ( see { cameo conch}, below), having an olive figure carved from the inner layer of the shell in relief on the white background of the outer layer of the shell. [ 1913 Webster] { Cameo conch} ( Zool.), a large, marine, univalve shell, esp. { Cassis cameo}, { Cassis rua}, and allied species, used for cutting cameos. See { Quern conch}. [ 1913 Webster] 52 Moby Thesaurus words for " 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
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