cameonoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkæm.i.əʊ/us/ˈkæm.i.oʊ/plural cameoscameo noun [ C ] (PERFORMANCE)
a small but noticeable part in a film or play, performed by a famous actor:
He appears briefly towards the end of the film in a cameo role as a priest.
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Cinema & theatre: casting, roles & scripts
- bill
- billing
- bit part
- cast
- casting couch
- cue
- dame
- dramatis personae
- dramatize
- opposite
- pantomime horse
- principal boy
- role
- script
- scripted
- scriptwriter
- supporting
- theatre
- walk-on part
- write sb out of sth
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cameo noun [ C ] (JEWELLERY)
a piece of usually oval jewellery on which there is a head or other shape of one colour on a surface of a different colour:
a cameo brooch
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Jewellery
- badge
- beaded
- bindi
- bling
- charm bracelet
- choker
- clip-on
- coronet
- crown
- filigree
- fob
- hoop
- knuckleduster
- paste
- pearl
- precious stone
- semiprecious
- tiepin
- trinket
- wedding ring
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