high relief

noun

: sculptural relief in which at least half of the circumference of the modeled form projects compare bas-relief

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The pieces in her Black Cameo Collection, Simpson’s jewelry line of silhouetted figures, cut in high relief, could be seen on the most famous glamorous women, Black and white alike. Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2025 This canard has returned in high relief. Avi Weiss, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025 The artifacts depict lions’ heads in high relief, each with slightly different facial features and manes. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2025 The treatment of refugees, then and now, brings this similarity into high relief. Time, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for high relief

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First Known Use

1703, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of high relief was in 1703

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“High relief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20relief. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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