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Definition of "reliefs" [reliefs]

  • Plural form of relief. (noun)

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Use "reliefs" in a sentence
  • "Rauschenberg's decision to add sound to his Combines -- as he called his reliefs and sculptures assembled from found materials including signs, fabric, clippings from magazines and newspapers -- demanded more sophisticated technology."
  • "But because they worked in short reliefs and put every ounce of energy into their task, they made surprising and unusual progress."
  • "The bull-crested standard borne by the middle figure is purely Egyptian, and we have numberless examples of the type in Egyptian paintings and bas-reliefs from the Eighteenth Dynasty"