to paint in fresco
1Fresco — Fres co, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frescoed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Frescoing}.] To paint in fresco, as walls. [1913 Webster] …
2fresco — [fres′kō] n. pl. frescoes or frescos [It, fresh < OHG frisc: see FRESH1] 1. the art or technique of painting with watercolors on wet plaster 2. a painting or design so made vt. to paint in fresco …
3fresco — n. to paint a fresco * * * [ freskəʊ] to paint a fresco …
4fresco — frescoer, frescoist, n. /fres koh/, n., pl. frescoes, frescos, v., frescoed, frescoing. n. 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 …
5fresco — /ˈfrɛskoʊ / (say freskoh) noun (plural frescoes or frescos) 1. the art of painting on fresh lime plaster, as on a wall or ceiling, so that the pigments are absorbed (true fresco), or, less properly, on dried plaster (dry fresco). 2. a picture or… …
6fresco — n. water colour painting on wet plaster; v.t. paint in fresco. ♦ fresco secco, such painting on dry plaster …
7fresco — 1. noun a) In painting, the technique of applying water based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster. b) A painting made using this technique. 2. verb To paint using fresco …
8fresco — fres•co [[t]ˈfrɛs koʊ[/t]] n. pl. coes, cos, n. 1) fia the art or technique of painting on a moist plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture 2) fia a picture or design so painted 3) fia to paint in fresco • Etymology:… …
9Fresco — (plural either frescos or frescoes ) is any of several related painting types, done on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Italian word affresco which derives from the adjective fresco ( fresh ), which has Latin origins.… …
10paint — [n] tinted covering acrylic, chroma, color, coloring, cosmetic, dye, emulsion, enamel, flat, gloss, greasepaint, latex, makeup, oil, overlay, pigment, rouge, stain, tempera, varnish, veneer, wax; concepts 467,475 paint [v] apply colored tint,… …
