SECCO

Etymology

Adjective

secco (not comparable)

(art) dry

(music) dry – sparse accompaniment, staccato, without resonance

Noun

secco (plural seccos)

(art) A work painted on dry plaster, as distinguished from a fresco.

Source: Wiktionary


Sec"co, a. Etym: [It.]

Definition: Dry. Secco painting, or Painting in secco, painting on dry plaster, as distinguished from fresco painting, which is on wet or fresh plaster.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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