Associations to the word «Cameo»

Wiktionary

CAMEO, noun. A piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.
CAMEO, noun. A single very brief appearance, especially by a prominent celebrity in a movie or song.
CAMEO, verb. To appear in a cameo role.
CAMEO CONCH, noun. A large marine univalve shell, especially Cassis cameo, Cassis rua, and allied species, used for cutting cameos.
CAMEO CONCHES, noun. Plural of cameo conch
CAMEO LIGHTING, noun. A sort of spotlight that accentuates a single person and maybe a few props in the scene.

Dictionary definition

CAMEO, noun. Engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats