fresco Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
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noun a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster
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verb paint onto wet plaster on a wall
WordNet
Fres"co noun
Etymology
It., fr.Wordforms
Definitions
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A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade. R. Prior. -
(Fine Arts) (a) The art of painting on freshly spread plaster, before it dries. (b) In modern parlance, incorrectly applied to painting on plaster in any manner. (c) A painting on plaster in either of senses a andb .
Fres"co transitive verb
Wordforms
Definitions
To paint in fresco, as walls.