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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cameo \Cam"e*o\, n.; pl {Cameos}. [It cammeo; akin to F.
cam['e]e, cama["i]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["o]l.), a large marine, univalve shell,
esp. {Cassis cameo}, {C. rua}, and allied species, used
for cutting cameos. See {Quern conch}.
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