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See Relief, n., 5.

Formed in relief, as a pattern on metal.

Interval of ease or relief; respite. All that I ask is but a short reprieve, ll I forget to love, and learn to grieve. Denham.

n the district defined by the act; -- now mostly abolished. (b) A court of equity for the relief of such persons as addressed the sovereign by supplication; -- now abolished. It was inferior to the Court of Chancery. [Eng.] Brande & C.

To have recourse; to apply; to one's self for help, relief, or advantage. The king thought it time to resort to other counsels. Clarendon.

Relief from toil or suffering: rest. [Obs.] Till the day Appear of respiration to the just And vengeance to the wicked. Milton.

Same as Relief, n.,5.

ure in the round, sculpture giving the full form, as of man; statuary, distinguished from relief.

portions of the skin which had been compressed or indented by the seeds to swell up into relief. It is used for covering small cases and boxes.

f grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief. In business of mirth and of solace. Chaucer. The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion. Rambler.

The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or wathing; also, a turn at work which is carried on by one person or gang relieving another; as, a spellat the pumps; a spell at the masthead. A spell at the wheel isc called a trick. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

ance in friendship, social intercourse, or acquaintance. (d) To appear prominent; to have relief. "Picture is best when it standeth off, as if it were carved." Sir H. Wotton. -- To stand off and on (Naut.), to remain near a coast by sailing toward land and then from it. -- To stand on (Naut.), to continue on the same…

A diagram or picture which represents objects in such a way as to give the impression of relief or solidity; also, a stereograph.

ingle picture projected upon a screen of ground glass is made to present an appearance of relief, and may be viewed by several persons at once.

e, or any object, may be thrown upon a screen in such a manner as to seem to stand out in relief, so as to form a striking and accurate representation of the object itself; also, a pair of magic lanterns for producing the effect of dissolving views.

The lowest relief, -- often used in Italian sculpture of the 15th and 16th centuries.

The person or thing that brings relief. This mighty succor, which made glad the foe. Dryden.

Capable of being succored or assisted; admitting of relief.

latness by which to test other surfaces. -- Surface printing, printing from a surface in relief, as from type, in distinction from plate printing, in which the ink is contained in engraved lines.

swung round the circle of theories and systems in which his age abounded, without finding relief. A. V. G. Allen.