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
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.
• 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
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
