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ges⋅so

  [jes-oh]
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–noun, plural -soes.
1. gypsum or plaster of Paris prepared with glue for use as a surface for painting.
2. any plasterlike preparation to prepare a surface for painting, gilding, etc.
3. a prepared surface of plaster or plasterlike material for painting, gilding, etc.
Origin:
1590–1600; < It < L gypsum gypsum
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ges·so   (jěs'ō)   
n.   pl. ges·soes

  1. A preparation of plaster of Paris and glue used as a base for low relief or as a surface for painting.

  2. A surface of gesso.


[Italian, from Latin gypsum, gypsum; see gypsum.]
ges'soed adj.
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