MEZZA VOCE Mez"za vo"ce. Etym: [It., fr. mezzo, fem. mezza middle, half + voce voice, L. vox.] (Mus.)
Defn: With a medium fullness of sound.
MEZZO
Mez"zo, a. Etym: [It., from L. medius middle, half. See Mid, a.]
(Mus.)
Defn: Mean; not extreme.
MEZZO-RELIEVO
Mez"zo-re*lie"vo, n.
Defn: Mezzo-rilievo.
MEZZO-RILIEVO Mez"zo-ri*lie"vo, n. Etym: [It.] (a) A middle degree of relief in figures, between high and low relief. (b) Sculpture in this kind of relief. See under Alto-rilievo.
MEZZO-SOPRANO
Mez"zo-so*pra"no, a. (Mus.)
Defn: Having a medium compass between the soprano and contralto; — said of the voice of a female singer. — n. (a) A mezzo-soprano voice. (b) A person having such a voice.
MEZZOTINT
Mez"zo*tint, n. Etym: [Cf. F. mezzo-tinto.]