arriccio

[ uh-ree-choh; Italian ahr-reet-chaw ]

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noun

, plural ar·ric·cios, ar·ric·ci [uh, -, ree, -chee, ah, r, -, reet, -chee].

(formerly in fresco painting) a second coat of plaster, somewhat finer than the first coat, applied over the entire surface and on which the drawing for the fresco is done.

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Word History and Origins

< Italian, derivative of arricciare to curl up, make grooves in ( a- a- ⁵ + -ricciare, verbal derivative of riccio hedgehog < Latin ēricius

arricciato arride

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