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- small piece of hard stone with a raised design, esp one with two coloured layers so that the background is of a different colour from the design [Barron]
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- a small piece of sculpture on a stone or shell cut in relief in one layer with another contrasting layer serving as background
- a brief but dramatic appearance of a prominent actor, as in a single scene of a motion picture
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