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Boot :: Boot (n.) Remedy; relief; amends; reparation; hence, one who brings relief..

Ectypography :: Ectypography (n.) A method of etching in which the design upon the plate is produced in relief.

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..

Goggle :: Goggle (v. i.) Colored glasses for relief from intense light.

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..

Issue :: Issue (n.) An artificial ulcer, usually made in the fleshy part of the arm or leg, to produce the secretion and discharge of pus for the relief of some affected part..

Cliche :: Cliche (n.) A stereotype plate or any similar reproduction of ornament, or lettering, in relief..

Champe :: Champe (n.) The field or ground on which carving appears in relief.

Reprieve :: Reprieve (n.) Interval of ease or relief; respite.

Redress :: Redress (v. t.) To make amends or compensation to; to relieve of anything unjust or oppressive; to bestow relief upon.

Xenodochium :: Xenodochium (n.) In the Middle Ages, a room in a monastery for the reception and entertainment of strangers and pilgrims, and for the relief of paupers. [Called also Xenodocheion.].

Mezzo-rilievo :: Mezzo-rilievo (n.) A middle degree of relief in figures, between high and low relief..

Stian :: Stiacciato (n.) The lowest relief, -- often used in Italian sculpture of the 15th and 16th centuries..

Relief :: Relief (n.) The appearance of projection given by shading, shadow, etc., to any figure..

Barbotine :: Barbotine (n.) A paste of clay used in decorating coarse pottery in relief.

Succorer :: Succorable (a.) Capable of being succored or assisted; admitting of relief.

Embossment :: Embossment (n.) A bosslike prominence; figure in relief; raised work; jut; protuberance; esp., a combination of raised surfaces having a decorative effect..

Relief :: Relief (n.) The elevations and surface undulations of a country.

Administer :: Administer (v. t.) To dispense; to serve out; to supply; execute; as, to administer relief, to administer the sacrament..

Anaglyphic :: Anaglyphic (n.) Work chased or embossed relief.

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