haut-relief

French

Etymology

Calque of Italian altorilievo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.ʁə.ljɛf/

Noun

haut-relief m (plural haut-reliefs)

1. (sculpture) high relief

   Coordinate term: bas-relief

Further reading

• “haut-relief”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.