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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: cameo (0.02013 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to cameo.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: cameo batu bertulis, semacam batu permata
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cameo cameo n : engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cameo Cameo \Cam"e*o\ (k[a^]m"[-e]*[-o]), n.; pl. Cameos (k[a^]m"[-e]*[=o]z). [It. cammeo; akin to F. cam['e]e, cama["i]eu, Sp. camafeo, LL. camaeus, camahutus; of unknown origin.] A carving in relief, esp. one on a small scale used as a jewel for personal adornment, or like. [1913 Webster +PJC] Note: Most cameos are carved in a material which has layers of different colors, such stones as the onyx and sardonyx, and various kinds of shells, being used. The classical cameos made in Italy are carved on a seashell (see cameo conch, below), having an olive figure carved from the inner layer of the shell in relief on the white background of the outer layer of the shell. [1913 Webster] Cameo conch (Zo["o]l.), a large, marine, univalve shell, esp. Cassis cameo, Cassis rua, and allied species, used for cutting cameos. See Quern conch. [1913 Webster]

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