A piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief. / A single very brief appearance, especially by a prominent celebrity in a movie or song.

To appear in a cameo role.

plural of cameo

simple past tense and past participle of cameo

present participle of cameo

(dated) plural of cameo

A sort of spotlight that accentuates a single person and possibly a few props in the scene.

A large marine univalve shell, especially Cassis madagascariensis, Cypraecassis rufa, and allied species, used for cutting cameos.

plural of cameo conch

A type of decorated ceramic ware, featuring embossed (or sometimes stencilled) figures or motifs in contrasting colour on a plain ground.