anaglyph
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Noun (2)
- moving or still pictures in contrasting colors that appear three-dimensional when superimposedType of stereo, stereoscopic picture
- anything carved in low reliefType of glyptic art, glyptographyKinds cameo
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
An′a·glyph (…), noun
Origin: Gr. … wrought in low relief, … embossed work; … + … to engrave.
Any sculptured, chased, or embossed ornament worked in low relief, as a cameo.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54