Definition of relief

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

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Administer :: Administer (v. t.) To dispense; to serve out; to supply; execute; as, to administer relief, to administer the sacrament..
Reprieve :: Reprieve (n.) Interval of ease or relief; respite.
Arabesque :: Arabesque (n.) A style of ornamentation either painted, inlaid, or carved in low relief. It consists of a pattern in which plants, fruits, foliage, etc., as well as figures of men and animals, real or imaginary, are fantastically interlaced or put together..
Relief :: Relief (n.) The appearance of projection given by shading, shadow, etc., to any figure..
Need :: Need (n.) To be in want of; to have cause or occasion for; to lack; to require, as supply or relief..
Liss :: Liss (n.) Release; remission; ease; relief.
Emboss :: Emboss (v. t.) To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, or the like..
Redress :: Redress (v. t.) To make amends or compensation to; to relieve of anything unjust or oppressive; to bestow relief upon.
Chemitype :: Chemitype (n.) One of a number of processes by which an impression from an engraved plate is obtained in relief, to be used for printing on an ordinary printing press..
Basso-relievo :: Basso-relievo (n.) Same as Bas-relief.
Flatness :: Flatness (n.) Eveness of surface; want of relief or prominence; the state of being plane or level.
Goggle :: Goggle (v. i.) Colored glasses for relief from intense light.
Cameo :: Cameo (n.) A carving in relief, esp. one on a small scale used as a jewel for personal adornment, or like..
Fictor :: Fictor (n.) An artist who models or forms statues and reliefs in any plastic material.
Boot :: Boot (n.) Remedy; relief; amends; reparation; hence, one who brings relief..
Flat :: Flat (superl.) Wanting relief; destitute of variety; without points of prominence and striking interest.
Casual :: Casual (n.) One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong; a vagrant.
Crusta :: Crusta (n.) A gem engraved, or a plate embossed in low relief, for inlaying a vase or other object..
Medallion :: Medallion (n.) A circular or oval (or, sometimes, square) tablet bearing a figure or figures represented in relief..
Physic :: Physic (n.) A specific internal application for the cure or relief of sickness; a remedy for disease; a medicine.
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