Definition of relief

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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..

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Demirelievo :: Demirelievo (n.) Half relief. See Demi-rilievo.
Release :: Release (n.) Relief from care, pain, or any burden..
Bidale :: Bidale (n.) An invitation of friends to drink ale at some poor man's house, and there to contribute in charity for his relief..
Mezzo-rilievo :: Mezzo-rilievo (n.) Sculpture in this kind of relief. See under Alto-rilievo.
Help :: Help (v. t.) Remedy; relief; as, there is no help for it..
Herniotomy :: Herniotomy (n.) A cutting for the cure or relief of hernia; celotomy.
Nepenthe :: Nepenthe (n.) A drug used by the ancients to give relief from pain and sorrow; -- by some supposed to have been opium or hasheesh. Hence, anything soothing and comforting..
Emboss :: Emboss (v. t.) To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, or the like..
Libel :: Libel (n.) A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of his cause of action, and of the relief he seeks..
Anaglyphical :: Anaglyphical (a.) Pertaining to the art of chasing or embossing in relief; anaglyptic; -- opposed to diaglyptic or sunk work.
Toreumatology :: Toreumatology (n.) The art or the description of scupture such as bas-relief in metal; toreumatography.
Barbotine :: Barbotine (n.) A paste of clay used in decorating coarse pottery in relief.
Rilievo :: Rilievo (n.) Same as Relief, n., 5..
Presswork :: Presswork (n.) The art of printing from the surface of type, plates, or engravings in relief, by means of a press; the work so done..
Casual :: Casual (n.) One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong; a vagrant.
Relievo :: Relievo (n.) See Relief, n., 5..
Embossment :: Embossment (n.) A bosslike prominence; figure in relief; raised work; jut; protuberance; esp., a combination of raised surfaces having a decorative effect..
Repousse :: Repousse (a.) Formed in relief, as a pattern on metal..
Bold :: Bold (n.) Standing prominently out to view; markedly conspicuous; striking the eye; in high relief.
Relievement :: Relievement (n.) The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; relief; release..
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