Definitions for: 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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

See Also: mural, paint, painting, wall painting

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