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buon frescoes

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buon fresco

[bwawn]
–noun
fresco (def. 1).

Origin:
< It: lit., good fresco

fres⋅co

[fres-koh] noun, plural -coes, -cos, verb, -coed, -co⋅ing.
–noun
1. Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture. Compare fresco secco.
2. a picture or design so painted.
–verb (used with object)
3. to paint in fresco.

Origin:
1590–1600; < It: cool, fresh (< Gmc)


fres⋅co⋅er, fres⋅co⋅ist, noun
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