fresco
noun
- painting by Unknown artist, Egyptian
verb
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Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɛskoʊ/ / /ˈfɹɛskəʊ/
noun
Etymology: From Italian fresco, from Vulgar Latin *friscum, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz. Doublet of fresh and frisk.
- A cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.
“[…] I [Satan] cannot ſtay Flaring in ſun-ſhine all the day: For, entre nous, we helliſh ſprites, Love more the freſco of the nights; […]”
- An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.
- The technique used to make such an artwork.
verb
Etymology: From Italian fresco, from Vulgar Latin *friscum, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz. Doublet of fresh and frisk.
- To paint using fresco.