Bäs-re-lief’1, n.
(bä-re-leef’), n. See BASS-RELIEF.
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Bas-relief
Bäss'-re-lief'2, n.
(băs're-leef'), n. [Fr. bas-relief, It. bassorilievo, from Fr. bas, It. basso, low, and Fr. relief, It. rilievo, raised work, from rilevare, to raise, Fr. relever. See RELIEF.] Sculpture, whose figures do not stand out far from the ground on which they are formed. See RELIEF.