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Fresco

Fresco Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Fresco? [n] a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster [n] a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster [v] paint onto wet plaster on a wall Synonyms \| Synonyms for Fresco: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Fresco: abstract \| abstraction \| altarpiece \| apply paint \| bedaub \| bedizen \| begild \| besmear \| block print \| brush on paint \| calcimine \| calcimining \| coat \| coating \| collage \| color \| color print \| complexion \| copy \| cover \| covering \| cyclorama \| dab \| daub \| deep-dye \| dip \| diptych \| distemper \| double-dye \| dye \| emblazon \| enamel \| enameling \| engild \| engraving \| face \| fast-dye \| gild \| gilding \| glaze \| glazing \| gloss \| glossing \| grain \| hue \| icon \| illuminate \| illumination \| illustration \| image \| imbue \| ingrain \| japan \| japanning \| lacquer \| lay on color \| likeness \| miniature \| montage \| mosaic \| mural \| paint \| painting \| panorama \| parget \| photograph \| picture \| pigment \| prime \| priming \| print \| representation \| reproduction \| shade \| shadow \| shellac \| shellacking \| slop on paint \| smear \| stain \| stained glass window \| staining \| stencil \| still life \| stipple \| stippling \| tableau \| tapestry \| tinct \| tincture \| tinge \| tint \| tone \| triptych \| undercoat \| undercoating \| varnish \| varnishing \| wall painting \| wash \| whitewash \| whitewashing See Also \| mural \| paint \| painting \| wall painting Fresco In Webster's Dictionary \Fres"co\, n.; pl. {Frescoes} or {Frescos}. [It., fr. fresco fresh; of German origin. See {Fresh}, a.] 1. A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade. [R.] --Prior. 2. (Fine Arts) (a) The art of painting on freshly spread plaster, before it dries. (b) In modern parlance, incorrectly applied to painting on plaster in any manner. (c) A painting on plaster in either of senses a and b . \Fres"co\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frescoed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Frescoing}.] To paint in fresco, as walls.

Fresco Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fresco?

[n] a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster
[n] a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
[v] paint onto wet plaster on a wall

Synonyms | Synonyms for Fresco:

See Also | mural | paint | painting | wall painting

Fresco In Webster's Dictionary

\Fres"co\, n.; pl. {Frescoes} or {Frescos}. [It., fr.
fresco fresh; of German origin. See {Fresh}, a.]
1. A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness;
   shade. [R.] --Prior.

2. (Fine Arts)
   (a) The art of painting on freshly spread plaster, before
       it dries.
   (b) In modern parlance, incorrectly applied to painting on
       plaster in any manner.
   (c) A painting on plaster in either of senses
   a and
   b .


\Fres"co\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frescoed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Frescoing}.]
To paint in fresco, as walls.

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