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fresco

fres·co [ fréskō ]


noun  (plural fres·coes or fres·cos)
Definition:
 
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

2. technique of painting on fresh plaster: the technique or method of painting on fresh plaster



transitive verb  (past and past participle fres·coed, present participle fres·co·ing, 3rd person present singular fres·coes)
Definition:
 
paint wall or ceiling with fresco: to paint a fresco on a wall or ceiling

[Late 16th century. < Italian, "fresh" (referring to plaster)]

fres·co·er noun
fres·co·ist noun
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