FRESCOS

Noun

frescos

plural of fresco

Source: Wiktionary


FRESCO

Fres"co, n.; pl. Frescoes or Frescos. Etym: [It., fr. fresco fresh; of German origin. See Fresh, a.]

1. A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade. [R.] Prior.

2. (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 and b.

Fres"co, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frescoed; p. pr. & vb. n. Frescoing.]

Definition: To paint in fresco, as walls.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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