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; cameo : 1222, "carved precious stone with two layers of colors," from It. cammeo (13c.), from M.L. cammæus, perhaps ult. from Arabic qamaa'il "flower buds," or Pers. chumahan "agate." Transferred sense of "small character or part that stands out from other minor parts" in a play, etc., is from 1851. from: Online Etymology Dictionary

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