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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Panstereorama :: Panstereorama (n.) A model of a town or country, in relief, executed in wood, cork, pasteboard, or the like..
Mullar :: Mullar (n.) A die, cut in intaglio, for stamping an ornament in relief, as upon metal..
Reliefless :: Reliefless (a.) Destitute of relief; also, remediless..
Redress :: Redress (n.) One who, or that which, gives relief; a redresser..
Barbotine :: Barbotine (n.) A paste of clay used in decorating coarse pottery in relief.
Toreumatology :: Toreumatology (n.) The art or the description of scupture such as bas-relief in metal; toreumatography.
Fretwork :: Fretwork (n.) Work adorned with frets; ornamental openwork or work in relief, esp. when elaborate and minute in its parts. Hence, any minute play of light and shade, dark and light, or the like..
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..
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..
Demirelievo :: Demirelievo (n.) Half relief. See Demi-rilievo.
Disembarrassment :: Disembarrassment (n.) Freedom or relief from impediment or perplexity.
Fictor :: Fictor (n.) An artist who models or forms statues and reliefs in any plastic material.
Relievable :: Relievable (a.) Capable of being relieved; fitted to recieve relief.
Toreumatography :: Toreumatography (n.) A description of sculpture such as bas-relief in metal.
Boot :: Boot (n.) Remedy; relief; amends; reparation; hence, one who brings relief..
Cliche :: Cliche (n.) A stereotype plate or any similar reproduction of ornament, or lettering, in relief..
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..
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) The period of the night during which a person does duty as a sentinel, or guard; the time from the placing of a sentinel till his relief; hence, a division of the night..
Zincography :: Zincography (n.) The art or process of engraving or etching on zinc, in which the design is left in relief in the style of a wood cut, the rest of the ground being eaten away by acid..
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..
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