GESSO

gesso

(noun) gypsum or plaster of Paris spread on a surface to make it suitable for painting or gilding (or a surface so prepared)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

gesso (usually uncountable, plural gessos or gessoes)

A mixture of plaster of Paris and glue used to prepare a surface for painting.

A work of art done in gesso.

Anagrams

• Goses, Segos, goses, segos

Source: Wiktionary

Ges"so, n. [It., chalk, plaster.]

1. Plaster of Paris, or gypsum, esp. as prepared for use in painting, or in making bas-reliefs and the like; by extension, a plasterlike or pasty material spread upon a surface to fit it for painting or gilding, or a surface so prepared.

2. A work of art done in gesso. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition