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cam·e·o  (km-)
n. pl. cam·e·os
1.
a. A gem or shell carved in relief, especially one in which the raised design and the background consist of layers of contrasting colors.
b. The technique of carving in this way.
c. A medallion with a profile cut in raised relief.
2. A brief vivid portrayal or depiction: a literary cameo.
3. A brief appearance of a prominent actor, as in a single scene of a motion picture. Also called cameo role.
v. cam·e·oed, cam·e·o·ing, cam·e·os
v.tr.
1. To make into or like a gem or shell carved in relief.
2. To portray in sharp, delicate relief, as in a literary composition.
v.intr.
To make a brief appearance, as in a film: She cameoed as Anne Boleyn in A Man for All Seasons.

[Italian cameo and Middle English cameu (from Old French camaieu and Medieval Latin camahtus).]
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cameo

cameo [ˈkæmɪˌəʊ]
n pl cameos
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms)
a.  a medallion, as on a brooch or ring, with a profile head carved in relief
b.  (as modifier) a cameo necklace
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) an engraving upon a gem or other stone of at least two differently coloured layers, such as sardonyx, so carved that the background is of a different colour from the raised design
3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) a stone with such an engraving
4. (Performing Arts)
a.  a single and often brief dramatic scene played by a well-known actor or actress in a film or television play
b.  (as modifier) a cameo role
5. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms)
a.  a short literary work or dramatic sketch
b.  (as modifier) a cameo sketch
[from Italian cammeo, of uncertain origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cameo - engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)cameo - engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)
anaglyph - anything carved in low relief
Translations
cameo [ˈkæmɪəʊ]
A. N
1. (= jewellery) → camafeo m
2. (Cine) (also cameo role) → papel m de estrella invitada
B. CPD cameo brooch Ncamafeo m

cameo [ˈkæmiəʊ]
n
(= jewellery) → camée m
(also cameo appearance) → brève apparition d'une grande vedette)f >
modif [role, part] → bref*(brève)
cameo appearance nbrève apparition d'une grande vedette)f >

cameo
n
(= jewellery)Kamee f
(Liter) → Miniatur f
(also cameo part)Miniaturrolle f

cameo [ˈkæmɪəʊ]
1. ncammeo
2. adj (ring, brooch) → con cammeo (Cine, Theatre) (role, part) → breve apparizione f (di un attore o un'attrice famoso/a)

cameo
n cameo [ˈkӕmiəu]
an engraved stone with a raised design, used as jewellery. kamee حَجَرٌ ثَمين تُنْحَتُ طَبَقَتُهُ العُلْيا لِيَكونَ حِلْيَةً камея kamej kamé die Kamera καμέα (πέτρα με ανάγλυφο σχέδιο) camafeo kamee عقیق kamee camée תַּכשִׁיט אֶבֶן עִם תַבלִיט उर्त्कीण रत्न kameja kámea kameo gim-/skrautsteinn cammeo カメオ (보석) 카메오 kamėja kameja kameo camee kamé (utskåret smykkestein) kamea camafeu camee камея kamea, medailónik kameja kameja kamé หินประดับที่ออกแบบให้นูนขึ้นจากพื้นสีเข้ม işlemeli akik 浮雕寶石 камея زیور کے طور پر ابھرواں نقش و نگار والا نگینہ đồ đá chạm


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