Basso rilievo

noun (pl) -vos
Italian name for bas-relief
Historical Examples

A basso rilievo of Psyche carried by the Zephyrs was the result.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 Various

For him Gibson executed a basso rilievo in terra-cotta, now in the Liverpool museum.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 Various

For, as Flaxman remarks, the styles of different hands are sufficiently evident in the alto and basso rilievo.
Museum of Antiquity L. W. Yaggy

Read Also:

Bassoon
a large woodwind instrument of low range, with a doubled tube and a curved metal crook to which a double reed is attached. Historical Examples I have added a short recitative with hautboy and bassoon, for here recitative is much liked. The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vol. 1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart In 1800 we […]
Bassy
low in pitch; of the lowest pitch or range: a bass voice; a bass instrument. of or relating to the lowest part in harmonic music. the bass part. a bass voice, singer, or instrument. double bass. Contemporary Examples His bassy, back-of-the-throat syllables are straighter and sexier; his yowls are more pointed and pained. Is Mick […]
Bast
Botany, phloem. Also called bast fiber. any of several strong, woody fibers, as flax, hemp, ramie, or jute, obtained from phloem tissue and used in the manufacture of woven goods and cordage. Contemporary Examples bast himself spent roughly $350,000 preparing for the end, but it does not have to be so expensive. How to Prepare […]

Bast fiber
bast (def 2). Historical Examples These petioles contain a quantity of bast fiber, which is used as string, but otherwise is of no commercial value. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes Toms de Comyn The original bundles of bast fiber actually were probably little longer than in this fragment. A Burial Cave in Baja California […]
Bastard
a person born of unmarried parents; an illegitimate child. Slang. a vicious, despicable, or thoroughly disliked person: Some bastard slashed the tires on my car. a person, especially a man: The poor bastard broke his leg. something irregular, inferior, spurious, or unusual. bastard culverin. illegitimate in birth. spurious; not genuine; false: The architecture was bastard […]