Alto-relievo :: Alto-relievo (n.) Alto-rilievo.

Bas-relief :: Bas-relief (n.) Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than half of their true proportions; -- called also bassrelief and basso-rilievo. See Alto-rilievo..

Bass-relief :: Bass-relief (n.) Some as Bas-relief.

Basso-relievo :: Basso-relievo (n.) Same as Bas-relief.

Cavo-relievo :: Cavo-relievo (n.) Cavo-rilievo.

Demirelief :: Demirelief (n.) Alt. of Demireliev.

Demirelievo :: Demirelievo (n.) Half relief. See Demi-rilievo.

Forelie :: Forelie (v. i.) To lie in front of.

Irrelievable :: Irrelievable (a.) Not admitting relief; incurable; hopeless.

Mezzo-relievo :: Mezzo-relievo (n.) Mezzo-rilievo.

Photorelief :: Photorelief (n.) A printing surface in relief, obtained by photographic means and subsequent manipulations..

Relied :: Relied (imp. & p. p.) of Rel.

Relief :: Relief (n.) The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained; succor; alleviation; comfort; ease; redress..

Relief :: Relief (n.) Release from a post, or from the performance of duty, by the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay; as, a relief of a sentry..

Relief :: Relief (n.) That which removes or lessens evil, pain, discomfort, uneasiness, etc.; that which gives succor, aid, or comfort; also, the person who relieves from performance of duty by taking the place of another; a relay..

Relief :: Relief (n.) A fine or composition which the heir of a deceased tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of taking up the estate, which, on strict feudal principles, had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the tenant..

Relief :: Relief (n.) The projection of a figure above the ground or plane on which it is formed.

Relief :: Relief (n.) The appearance of projection given by shading, shadow, etc., to any figure..

Relief :: Relief (n.) The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch.

Relief :: Relief (n.) The elevations and surface undulations of a country.

Reliefful :: Reliefful (a.) Giving relief.

Reliefless :: Reliefless (a.) Destitute of relief; also, remediless..

Relier :: Relier (n.) One who relies.

Relievable :: Relievable (a.) Capable of being relieved; fitted to recieve relief.

Relieve :: Relieve (v. t.) To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise..

Relieve :: Relieve (v. t.) To cause to seem to rise; to put in relief; to give prominence or conspicuousness to; to set off by contrast.

Relieve :: Relieve (v. t.) To raise up something in; to introduce a contrast or variety into; to remove the monotony or sameness of.

Relieve :: Relieve (v. t.) To raise or remove, as anything which depresses, weighs down, or crushes; to render less burdensome or afflicting; to alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; to lessen; as, to relieve pain; to relieve the wants of the poor..

Relieve :: Relieve (v. t.) To free, wholly or partly, from any burden, trial, evil, distress, or the like; to give ease, comfort, or consolation to; to give aid, help, or succor to; to support, strengthen, or deliver; as, to relieve a besieged town..

Relieve :: Relieve (v. t.) To release from a post, station, or duty; to put another in place of, or to take the place of, in the bearing of any burden, or discharge of any duty..

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