Bas-relief
Pronunciation : Bas`-re*lief"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. bas-relief; bas law + relief raised work, relever to raise: cf. It. bassorilievo.]
Definition : Defn: Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than half of their true proportions; -- called also bassrelief and basso- rilievo. See Alto-rilievo.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913