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1. 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 ...
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2. cameo
   A coin, usually a Proof strike, with a frosted or satiny central device surrounded by a mirrorlike field.
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3. cameo
   [n] - engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)
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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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 Cameos were originally made from gemstones with different coloured layers to provide a contrasting background.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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8. 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 s...
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9. cameo
   noun engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)
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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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 are still made today in Italy.
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14. 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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15. 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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16. Cameo
    When a star is not billed in a film but makes a special appearance at the request of the producer or director for a brief moment or comment. Prime examples include Alfred Hitchcock's `cameo` appearances in some of his films most often at the beginning (man on the street appearances). It was an inter...
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17. Cameo
    Cameo is a general name for all gems cut in relief, in contradistinction to those hollowed out, or intaglios. More particularly, a cameo is a gem composed of several different-coloured layers having a subject in relief cut upon one or more of the upper layers, an under layer of a different colour fo...
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18. Cameo
    Cameo is a variety of apple.
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19. 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, during the Renaissance, and in the Victorian era. They were used for decorating goblets and vases, and as jewellery
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20. Cameo
    This new apple with an old-world name was discovered as a chance seedling in the late 1980s in Washington state. Cameo makes its appearance beginning in October. It bears red stripes over a cream-colored background. Extra-crispy Cameo has a sweet-tart taste. This apple resists browning, making it a ...
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21. cameo
    A gemstone or shell cut to reveal a design in relief. Cameos were originally made from gemstones with different coloured layers to provide a contrasting background. Widespread in the roman era and during the italian renaissance and neoclassical periods. Shell cameos were carved with classical portra...
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22. Cameo
    (carving) `Cameo` is a method of carving an object such as an engraved gem, item of jewellery or vessel made in this manner. It nearly always features a raised (positive) relief image; contrast with intaglio, which has a negative image. Originally, and still in discussing historical work, cam...
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23. Cameo
    (band) Way 2 Funky / Raging Bull</br> Crash / Private I Tomi Jenkins</br> Anthony Lockett</br> Aaron Mills</br> Charlie Singleton</br> Jeryl Bright</br> Michael Burnett</br> Thomas Campbell</br> Wayne Cooper</br> Gary Dow</br> Eric Durham</br> Gregory Johnson&...
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24. Cameo
    (apple) The `Cameo` is a cultivar of apple, discovered by chance by the Caudle family in a Dryden, Washington orchard in 1987. Its parentage is uncertain; it may be a cross between a Red Delicious and a Golden Delicious, since it was found near orchards of those fruits; it also appears simila...
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