Look up: CAMEO

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   Cameo
   A cameo is a small relief carving.
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   Cameo
   A style of carving in which the design motif is left and the surrounding surface is cut away leaving the design in relief. Cameos in jewelry are often made of shell, although hard stone cameos such as sardonyx are more valuable. Cameos have been carved from ancient times, and ancient motifs such as the goddess Athena or a Baccante or follower of Bacchus were popular cameo subjects in Victorian times, through the 1930's. Cameos are still being made today in Italy. A cameo habille is one in which 'jewelry' such as a miniature diamond pendant is actually attached to the carving.
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   cameo
   A coin, usually a Proof strike, with a frosted or satiny central device surrounded by a mirrorlike field.
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   cameo
   [n] - engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)
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   Cameo
   Similar to Hochschnitt, but using two or more layers of cased glass in different colours, the outer layer(s) being cut away to leave a design in relief (often flowers)
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   cameo
   Small relief carving of semi-precious stone, shell, or glass, in which a pale-coloured surface layer is carved to reveal a darker ground. Fine cameos were produced in ancient Greece and Rome,...
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   cameo
   a small piece of sculpture on a stone cut in relief in one layer with another contrasting layer serving as background Category: Various industries and crafts
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   cameo
   Gemstone, hardstone or shell cut to reveal a design in relief. Cameos were originally made from gemstones with different coloured layers to provide a contrasting background. They were widespread in the Roman era and revived during the Italian renaissance and neoclassical period. Shell cameos were carved with Classical-style portraits and mythologic ...
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   Cameo
   Cam'e·o noun ; plural Cameos . [ It cammeo ; akin to French camée , camaïeu , Spanish camafeo , Late Latin camaeus , camahutus ; of unknown origin.] A carving in relief, esp. one on a small scale used as a jewel for personal adornment, or like. » Most cameos are carved in a material which has layers of different colors, such stones as ...
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    cameo
    noun engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)
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    Cameo
    `Cameo` is a method of carving, or an item of jewellery made in this manner. It features a raised (positive) relief image; contrast with intaglio, which has a negative image. The effect of `cameo` also refers to a proof coin that has frosted lettering and features, providing attractive contrast with the mirrored fields of the coin. The terms `deep cameo` and `ultra cameo` describe cameo coins having the boldest, most attractive contrast. There...
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    Cameo
    • (n.) A carving in relief, esp. one on a small scale used as a jewel for personal adornment, or like.
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    cameo
    hard or precious stone carved in relief, or imitations of such stones in glass (called pastes) and mollusk shell. The cameo is usually a gem ... [5 related articles]
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    Cameo
    Cameo is a Lat In girl name. The meaning of the name is `Shadow Portrait` The name Cameo doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Cameo seems to be unique!
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    Cameo
    a gemstone having layers of different colours, such as cornelian or sardonyx, cut to show in low relief the design and background in contrasting colours. It is the opposite of an intaglio.
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    cameo
    cameo (kăm'ēō) , small relief carving, usually on striated precious or semiprecious stones or on shell. The design, often a portrait head, is commonly cut in the light-colored vein, and the dark one is left as the background. Glass of two colors in layers may be cameo-cut; a fa...
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