WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
high′ relief′, [Sculpture.]
  1. Fine Artsculptured relief in which volumes are strongly projected from the background. See illus. under relief 2.
  • 1875–80

'high relief' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
alto-relievo - brocatel - mezzo-relievo

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