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A design cut in a gem, like a crest or initials in a stamp. The design does not stand out in relief, as in camʹeos, but is hollowed in.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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