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frescoist

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fres⋅co

  [fres-koh] noun, plural -coes, -cos, verb, -coed, -co⋅ing.
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–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)

Related forms:
fres⋅co⋅er, fres⋅co⋅ist, noun
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fres·co   (frěs'kō)   
n.   pl. fres·coes or fres·cos

  1. The art of painting on fresh, moist plaster with pigments dissolved in water.

  2. A painting executed in this way.

tr.v.   fres·coed, fres·co·ing, fres·coes
To paint in fresco.

[Italian, fresh (plaster), of Germanic origin.]
fres'co·er, fres'co·ist n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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