secco (ˈsɛkəʊ) ![]() | |
| —n , pl -cos | |
| 1. | Compare fresco wall painting done on dried plaster with tempera or pigments ground in limewater |
| 2. | any wall painting other than true fresco |
| [C19: from Italian: dry, from Latin siccus] | |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |