secco (not comparable)
(art) dry
(music) dry – sparse accompaniment, staccato, without resonance
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
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
