Cameo
['kæmɪəʊ] or ['kæmɪo]
Definition
(noun.) engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring).
Checked by Barlow--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A carving in relief, esp. one on a small scale used as a jewel for personal adornment, or like.
Edited by Julius
Definition
n. an engraved gem in which the figure or subject is carved in relief.
Checker: Zachariah
Examples
- How very serious--how very solemn you look: and you are as ignorant of the matter as this cameo head (taking one from the mantelpiece). Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- She greeted Will as if his visit were quite a matter of course, and said at once, having a cameo bracelet in her hand-- I am so glad you are come. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- In my time a cameo set in pearls was thought sufficient. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Her face, encompassed by the blackness of the receding heath, showed whitely, and with-out half-lights, like a cameo. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Perhaps you understand all about cameos, and can tell me if these are really good. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- You seem not to care about cameos, said Will, seating himself at some distance from her, and observing her while she closed the cases. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I have been uneasy about these cameos. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I found out before I came away that she wanted me to buy her some cameos, and I should be sorry for them not to be good--after their kind. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- When he entered she was looking at some cameos which she had been buying for Celia. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
Edited by Lenore