CAMEO
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Cam"e*o (kăm"&euptack_;*&ouptack_;), n.; pl. Cameos (kăm"&euptack_;*&ō;z). [It. cammeo; akin to F. camée, cama&ï;eu, Sp. camafeo, LL. camaeus, camahutus; of unknown origin.] A carving in relief, esp. one on a small scale used as a jewel for personal adornment, or like.
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&hand_; Most cameos are carved in a material which has layers of different colors, such stones as the onyx and sardonyx, and various kinds of shells, being used. The classical cameos made in Italy are carved on a seashell (see cameo conch, below), having an olive figure carved from the inner layer of the shell in relief on the white background of the outer layer of the shell.
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Cameo conch (Zo&ö;l.), a large, marine, univalve shell, esp. Cassis cameo, Cassis rua, and allied species, used for cutting cameos. See Quern conch.
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