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| fres·co [ fréskō ] |
noun (plural fres·coes or fres·cos) |
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1. painting done on fresh plaster: a painting on a wall or ceiling done by rapidly brushing watercolors onto fresh damp or partly dry plaster
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2. technique of painting on fresh plaster: the technique or method of painting on fresh plaster
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transitive verb (past and past participle fres·coed, present participle fres·co·ing, 3rd person present singular fres·coes) |
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paint wall or ceiling with fresco: to paint a fresco on a wall or ceiling
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| [Late 16th century. < Italian, "fresh" (referring to plaster)] |
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  fres·co·er noun |
| fres·co·ist noun |
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