cameo : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cameo	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for cameo
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cameo n engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cameo \Cam"eo\, n.; pl. {Cameos}. [It cammeo; akin to F. cam[82]e, cama[8b]eu, Sp. camafeo, LL. camaeus, camahutus; of unknown origin.] A carving in relief, esp. one on a small scale used as a jewel for personal adornment, or like. Note: Most cameos are carved in a material which has layers of different colors, such stones as the onyx and sardonyx, and various kinds of shells, being used. {Cameo* conch} (Zo[94]l.), a large, marine, univalve shell, esp. {Cassis cameo}, {C. rua}, and allied species, used for cutting cameos. See {Quern conch}.