Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
gesture
gesture recognition
gesundheit
get (1)
get (2)
get about
get across
get after
get ahead
get along
get around
get at
get away
get away with
get back
get back at
get back to
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

gesso

ges·so [ jéssō ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. plaster used in art: a mixture of plaster and glue or size. Use: in sculpture, as a background for paintings.

2.  (plural ges·soes) piece of art using gesso: a painting done on gesso, or a sculpture made from it

[Late 16th century. Via Italian< Latin gypsum (see gypsum)]

ges·soed adjective
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft