01 n. A carving in relief, esp. one on a small scale used as a jewel for personal adornment, or like.
pl.
Cameos ((kăm"ē̇*ōz))
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1.
A carving in relief, esp. one on a small scale used as a jewel for personal adornment, or like.
Phrases & compounds
Cameo conch —
a large, marine, univalve shell, esp. Cassis cameo, Cassis rua, and allied species, used for cutting cameos. See Quern conch.