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cam·eo
I. \ˈkamēˌō\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Italian cammeo, cameo; akin to Middle French camaïeu, Medieval Latin camahutus, camaeus
1.
a. : a gem carved in relief; especially : a small piece of sculpture on a stone (as onyx or sardonyx) or on a shell having layers of different colors, the figure being cut in relief in one layer and another serving as background — compare intaglio
b. : a small medallion usually simulating stone or shell with a profiled head in relief
2. : a carving or sculpture made in the manner of a cameo
3. : any of several colors varying in hue from purplish red to bluish green, in chroma from low to moderate, and in lightness from medium to very high — see cameo blue, cameo brown, cameo green, cameo pink, cameo yellow
4. : a usually brief literary or dramatic piece that brings into delicate or sharp relief the character of a person, place, or event
< his cameos and short commentaries on men and manners — R.T.Dunlop >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1. : to make into or as if into a cameo
< polished basalt cameoed upon malachite — Amy Lowell >
2. : to treat in cameo form
< the North American College … has never been properly cameoed for history — J.P.Boland >
III. noun
: a brief dramatic role performed by a well-known actor or actress and often limited to a single scene ; broadly : a brief appearance
< hit four home runs in a late September cameo in the majors > |