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Needful :: Needful (a.) Necessary for supply or relief; requisite.

Succorable :: Succor (v. t.) The person or thing that brings relief.

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..

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..

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..

Isocephalism :: Isocephalism (n.) A peculiarity in the design of bas-relief by which the heads of human figures are kept at the same height from the ground, whether the personages are seated, standing, or mounted on horseback; -- called also isokephaleia..

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..

Bold :: Bold (n.) Standing prominently out to view; markedly conspicuous; striking the eye; in high relief.

Liss :: Liss (n.) Release; remission; ease; relief.

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

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..

Polytype :: Polytype (n.) A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc. (see citation); as, a polytype in relief..

Demi-rilievo :: Demi-rilievo (n.) Half relief; sculpture in relief of which the figures project from the background by one half their full roundness.

Stereoscope :: Stereopticon (n.) An instrument, consisting essentially of a magic lantern in which photographic pictures are used, by which the image of a landscape, or any object, may be thrown upon a screen in such a manner as to seem to stand out in relief, so as to form a striking and accurate representation of the object itself; also, a pair of magic lanterns for producing the effect of dissolving views..

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.

Rilievo :: Rilievo (n.) Same as Relief, n., 5..

Patera :: Patera (n.) A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes, and the like..

Stereoplasm :: Stereomonoscope (n.) An instrument with two lenses, by which an image of a single picture projected upon a screen of ground glass is made to present an appearance of relief, and may be viewed by several persons at once..

Mullar :: Mullar (n.) A die, cut in intaglio, for stamping an ornament in relief, as upon metal..

Medallion :: Medallion (n.) A circular or oval (or, sometimes, square) tablet bearing a figure or figures represented in relief..

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