fresco
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koʊ 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.
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| —n , pl -coes, -cos | |
| 1. | a very durable method of wall-painting using watercolours on wet plaster or, less properly, dry plaster (fresco secco), with a less durable result |
| 2. | a painting done in this way |
| [C16: from Italian: fresh plaster, coolness, from fresco (adj) fresh, cool, of Germanic origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
fresco
1598, in fresco, lit. "in fresh," with a sense of "painted on fresh mortar or plaster," from It. fresco "cool, fresh," from P.Gmc. *friskaz (see fresh).
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Cultural Dictionary
fresco definition
A painting on wet plaster. When the plaster dries, the painting is bonded to the wall. Fresco was a popular method for painting large murals during the Renaissance. The Last Supper, by Leonardo da Vinci, is a fresco, as are the paintings by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel.
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Computing Dictionary
Fresco definition
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["Refinement in Fresco", in Object Oriented Specification Case Studies, K. Lano et al eds, P-H 1993].
(1996-04-28)
Example sentences
Painting could make a representation appear to be three-dimensional, but a painted fresco or picture was truly a flat surface.
Guests receive a complimentary bottle of wine upon arrival, and are admitted to a daily al fresco breakfast on the property.
It is flanked by an al fresco bar and sheltered deck space.
Look for hidden bits of fresco, preserved mosaic flooring, and millstones for grinding grain back when business was booming.
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