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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cam•e•o /ˈkæmiˌoʊ/USA pronunciation n., pl. -os, adj. n. [countable] - Jewelrya piece of jewelry with a design or figure that is slightly raised from the background:The cameo had a woman's head in profile.
- Show BusinessAlso called ˈcam•e•o ˌrole. a small but notable part, as in a film, played esp. by a well-known performer.
adj. [before a noun] - Show Businessof or relating to a cameo role: a cameo appearance.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cam•e•o (kam′ē ō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. cam•e•os. - Jewelrya technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- Jewelrya gem or other stone so engraved.
- Literaturea literary sketch, small dramatic scene, or the like, that effectively presents or depicts its subject.
- Show BusinessAlso called cam′eo role′. a minor part played by a prominent performer in a single scene of a motion picture or a television play.
- Old French
- Old French camaieu, of uncertain origin, originally; replacing late Middle English camew, cameu
- Italian cam(m)eo
- 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cameo /ˈkæmɪˌəʊ/ n ( pl cameos)- a medallion, as on a brooch or ring, with a profile head carved in relief
- 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
- a stone with such an engraving
- a single and often brief dramatic scene played by a well-known actor or actress in a film or television play
- (as modifier): a cameo role
- a short literary work or dramatic sketch
Etymology: 15th Century: from Italian cammeo, of uncertain origin |