Antonyms for cameo

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kam-ee-oh

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæm iˌoʊ

Definition of cameo

Origin : early 15c., kaadmaheu, camew, chamehieux and many other spellings (from early 13c. in Anglo-Latin), "carved precious stone with two layers of colors," from Old French camaieu and directly from Medieval Latin cammaeus, of unknown origin, perhaps ultimately from Arabic qamaa'il "flower buds," or Persian chumahan "agate." Transferred sense of "small character or part that stands out from other minor parts" in a play, etc., is from 1928, from earlier meaning "short literary sketch or portrait" (1851), a transferred sense from cameo silhouettes.

As in jewelry : noun precious stones, metals worn as decoration
As in part : noun theatrical role

Example sentences :

I had not my veil on, nor my rings, and my cameo belt was not fastened.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

At her throat, she had a cameo, and on her left hand, an amethyst set in tiny pearls.
Extract from : « Rope » by Holworthy Hall

Here is money and here is the cameo you have so often admired.
Extract from : « The Tale Of Mr. Peter Brown - Chelsea Justice » by V. Sackville West

And she detached the cameo which fastened the peplum upon her shoulder.
Extract from : « King Candaules » by Thophile Gautier

“And Miss Murgatroyd could have sailed away in her cameo,” he said.
Extract from : « The Mistress of Shenstone » by Florence L. Barclay

The dear cameo lay on her bosom, but not heaving proudly as of old.
Extract from : « The Short Works of George Meredith » by George Meredith

The intaglio work on this side is not equal to that in cameo, on the other.
Extract from : « Scarabs » by Isaac Myer

We can never hope to reach the spot where the cameo was lost.
Extract from : « The Magic Curtain » by Roy J. Snell

Now then, you pick out the purse and show me this thing you call a cameo.
Extract from : « The Magic Curtain » by Roy J. Snell

Her beautiful face gleamed like a cameo against the darkness.
Extract from : « The Mystery of the Lost Dauphin » by Emilia Pardo Bazn

Synonyms for cameo

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