mezzo : Idioms & Phrases
mezzo-relievo
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noun a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief
half-relief; mezzo-relievo.
WordNet
Mez"zo-re*lie"vo noun
Definitions
Mezzo-rilievo.
Webster 1913
mezzo-rilievo
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noun a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief
half-relief; mezzo-relievo.
WordNet
Mez"zo-ri*lie"vo noun
Etymology
It.Definitions
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A middle degree of relief in figures, between high and low relief. -
Sculpture in this kind of relief. See under Alto-rilievo .
Webster 1913
mezzo-soprano
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noun a soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto
mezzo.
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noun the female singing voice between contralto and soprano
mezzo.
WordNet
Mez"zo-so*pra"no adjective
Definitions
(Mus.) Having a medium compass between the soprano and contralto; -- said of the voice of a female singer. --n. (a) A mezzo-soprano voice. (b) A person having such a voice.