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tuberosity collapse: a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament

glyph collapse: glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief

protuberance collapse: the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out; "the protuberance of his belly"

bas relief collapse: a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut

extrusion collapse: squeezing out by applying pressure; "an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"; "the expulsion of pus from the pimple"

cameo collapse: engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)

intaglio collapse: glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo)

medallion collapse: an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered; a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat); "medallions of veal"; any of various large ancient Greek coins

salient collapse: (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy; (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees

prominence collapse: relative importance; the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

eminence collapse: high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"

blatancy collapse: the property of being both obvious and offensive; "the blatancy of his attempt to whitewash the crime was unforgivable"

bar mitzvah collapse: (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility; "a bar mitzvah is an important social event"; confirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony, of boys in the Jewish faith

processional collapse: religious music used in a procession; of or relating to or characteristic of a procession; "in good processional order"; intended for use in a procession; "processional music"; "processional cross"

laying on of hands collapse: laying hands on a person's head to invoke spiritual blessing in Christian ordination; the application of a faith healer's hands to the patient's body

circumcision collapse: the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males; the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite; (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st

modeling collapse: a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied

tragicomedy collapse: a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating

printmaking collapse: artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens

mask collapse: activity that tries to conceal something; "no mask could conceal his ignorance"; "they moved in under a mask of friendship"; a covering to disguise or conceal the face; a protective covering worn over the face; put a mask on or cover with a mask; "Mask the children for Halloween"; shield from light; cover with a sauce; "mask the meat"

projection collapse: any structure that branches out from a central support; the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction; a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations; the projection of an image from a film onto a screen; the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality; "our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection"; "a prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice"; (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else; any solid convex shape that juts out from something

modeled collapse: resembling sculpture; "her finely modeled features"; "rendered with...vivid sculptural effect"; "the sculpturesque beauty of the athletes' bodies"

notoriety collapse: the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality

sculptor collapse: a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix and Cetus; an artist who creates sculptures

boss collapse: a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired three more men for the new job"; a person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is his own boss now"; exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield"

Thalia collapse: (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces; (Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry

self-pity collapse: a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings

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