Cameo
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkæm.iː.əʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cameo is a noun meaning A piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.
Meaning
A piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.
More Meanings
- A single very brief appearance, especially by a prominent celebrity in a movie or song.
- To appear in a cameo role.
Example Sentences
Dr. Helen O’Connell, Australia’s first female urologist, recalled that in her own medical training, the clitoris barely made a cameo.
As they turned into Hertford Street they startled a robin from the poet's head on a barren fountain, and he fled away with a cameo note.
Famous comic book writer Stan Lee had a cameo in the Spider-Man movie. He was on screen for perhaps ten seconds, but aficionados distinctly remember him.
Aarfy's buxom trollop had vanished with her smutty cameo ring, and Nurse Duckett was ashamed of him because he had refused to fly more combat missions and would cause a scandal.
Word Forms
- cameos
- cameoes
- camei
- cameoing
- cameoed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include parkway, onyx, sardonyx, camaieu, anaglyph, carving.
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