Definition of relief

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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..

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Anaglyphical :: Anaglyphical (a.) Pertaining to the art of chasing or embossing in relief; anaglyptic; -- opposed to diaglyptic or sunk work.
Mullar :: Mullar (n.) A die, cut in intaglio, for stamping an ornament in relief, as upon metal..
Anastatic :: Anastatic (a.) Pertaining to a process or a style of printing from characters in relief on zinc plates.
Outdoor :: Outdoor (a.) Being, or done, in the open air; being or done outside of certain buildings, as poorhouses, hospitals, etc.; as, outdoor exercise; outdoor relief; outdoor patients..
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..
Toreumatography :: Toreumatography (n.) A description of sculpture such as bas-relief in metal.
Aid :: Aid (v. t.) Help; succor; assistance; relief.
Alleviation :: Alleviation (n.) The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief.
Release :: Release (n.) Relief from care, pain, or any burden..
Administer :: Administer (v. t.) To dispense; to serve out; to supply; execute; as, to administer relief, to administer the sacrament..
Knotted :: Knotted (a.) Characterized by small, detached points, chiefly composed of mica, less decomposable than the mass of the rock, and forming knots in relief on the weathered surface; as, knotted rocks..
Champe :: Champe (n.) The field or ground on which carving appears in relief.
Wedgwood Ware :: Wedgwood ware () A kind of fine pottery, the most remarkable being what is called jasper, either white, or colored throughout the body, and capable of being molded into the most delicate forms, so that fine and minute bas-reliefs like cameos were made of it, fit even for being set as jewels..
Mezzo-rilievo :: Mezzo-rilievo (n.) Sculpture in this kind of relief. See under Alto-rilievo.
Alto-rilievo :: Alto-rilievo (n.) High relief; sculptured work in which the figures project more than half their thickness; as, this figure is an alto-rilievo or in alto-rilievo..
Relievo :: Relievo (n.) See Relief, n., 5..
Charity :: Charity (n.) Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises] including relief of the poor or friendless, education, religious culture, and public institutions..
Spell :: Spell (n.) The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or watching; also, a turn at work which is carried on by one person or gang relieving another; as, a spell at the pumps; a spell at the masthead..
Help :: Help (v. t.) To furnish with relief, as in pain or disease; to be of avail against; -- sometimes with of before a word designating the pain or disease, and sometimes having such a word for the direct object..
Bass-relief :: Bass-relief (n.) Some as Bas-relief.
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