fresco

[ fres-koh ]

/ ˈfrɛs koʊ /

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noun, plural fres·coes, fres·cos.

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.Compare fresco secco.

a picture or design so painted.

verb (used with object), fres·coed, fres·co·ing.

to paint in fresco.

Origin of fresco

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Italian: “cool, fresh,” of Germanic origin; see fresh

OTHER WORDS FROM fresco

fres·co·er, fres·co·ist, noun

Words nearby fresco

frequentation, frequentative, frequent flier, frequently, frère, fresco, Frescobaldi, fresco secco, fresh, fresh as a daisy, fresh breeze

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for fresco

And Pope Alexander VI had the painter Pinturicchio disguise his mistress as the Virgin Mary in one fresco.
Great Renaissance Art Thrived Amid Filth|Nick Romeo|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As I read this, I imagined a fresco depicting the economic section of the document.
Pope Francis Declares Consumers and Capitalists Need to Help the Poor|Daniel Gross|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This 13th-century fresco of a lion was painted near Burgos in Spain, probably by an itinerant English artist from Winchester.
Caught by the Tale at the Cloisters|Blake Gopnik|March 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Daily Pic: A Spanish fresco captures the fearless Middle Ages.
Caught by the Tale at the Cloisters|Blake Gopnik|March 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Cecilia Gimenez botched the restoration of a 19th-century Spanish fresco.
Spain: Woman Who Ruined Religious Fresco Wants Royalties|The Telegraph|September 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The fresco paintings within are the work of Durer and his pupils, but they are in poor preservation.
Old Continental Towns|Walter M. Gallichan
Right in the busiest, most bustling part of the town, its fresco and bronze and iron quaintly suggestive of mediæval times.
Violets and Other Tales|Alice Ruth Moore
The fresco by Giotto is much, but the vault it adorns was planned first.
Ariadne Florentina|John Ruskin
Numerous colours are likewise injured by lime and fire, and cannot therefore be employed in fresco, or enamel painting.
Field's Chromatography|George Field
In certain chapels of the Church of the Servi in the said city he wrought three flat niches in fresco.
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects|Giorgio Vasari

British Dictionary definitions for fresco

fresco

/ (ˈfrɛskəʊ) /

noun plural -coes or -cos

a very durable method of wall-painting using watercolours on wet plaster or, less properly, dry plaster (fresco secco), with a less durable result

a painting done in this way

Word Origin for fresco

C16: from Italian: fresh plaster, coolness, from fresco (adj) fresh, cool, of Germanic origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for fresco

fresco

A painting on wet plaster. When the plaster dries, the painting is bonded to the wall. Fresco was a popular method for painting large murals during the Renaissance. The Last Supper, by Leonardo da Vinci, is a fresco, as are the paintings by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel.

单词	fresco
释义	fresco [ fres-koh ] / ˈfrɛs koʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fresco ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural fres·coes, fres·cos. 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.Compare fresco secco. a picture or design so painted. verb (used with object), fres·coed, fres·co·ing. to paint in fresco. Origin of fresco First recorded in 1590–1600; from Italian: “cool, fresh,” of Germanic origin; see fresh OTHER WORDS FROM fresco fres·co·er, fres·co·ist, noun Words nearby fresco frequentation, frequentative, frequent flier, frequently, frère, fresco, Frescobaldi, fresco secco, fresh, fresh as a daisy, fresh breeze Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fresco And Pope Alexander VI had the painter Pinturicchio disguise his mistress as the Virgin Mary in one fresco. Great Renaissance Art Thrived Amid Filth\|Nick Romeo\|December 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST As I read this, I imagined a fresco depicting the economic section of the document. Pope Francis Declares Consumers and Capitalists Need to Help the Poor\|Daniel Gross\|November 26, 2013\|DAILY BEAST This 13th-century fresco of a lion was painted near Burgos in Spain, probably by an itinerant English artist from Winchester. Caught by the Tale at the Cloisters\|Blake Gopnik\|March 15, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The Daily Pic: A Spanish fresco captures the fearless Middle Ages. Caught by the Tale at the Cloisters\|Blake Gopnik\|March 15, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Cecilia Gimenez botched the restoration of a 19th-century Spanish fresco. Spain: Woman Who Ruined Religious Fresco Wants Royalties\|The Telegraph\|September 21, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The fresco paintings within are the work of Durer and his pupils, but they are in poor preservation. Old Continental Towns\|Walter M. Gallichan Right in the busiest, most bustling part of the town, its fresco and bronze and iron quaintly suggestive of mediæval times. Violets and Other Tales\|Alice Ruth Moore The fresco by Giotto is much, but the vault it adorns was planned first. Ariadne Florentina\|John Ruskin Numerous colours are likewise injured by lime and fire, and cannot therefore be employed in fresco, or enamel painting. Field's Chromatography\|George Field In certain chapels of the Church of the Servi in the said city he wrought three flat niches in fresco. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects\|Giorgio Vasari British Dictionary definitions for fresco fresco / (ˈfrɛskəʊ) / noun plural -coes or -cos a very durable method of wall-painting using watercolours on wet plaster or, less properly, dry plaster (fresco secco), with a less durable result a painting done in this way Word Origin for fresco C16: from Italian: fresh plaster, coolness, from fresco (adj) fresh, cool, of Germanic origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fresco portray, sketch, depict, coat, cover, draw, daub, wash, tint, design, decorate, dye, brush, illuminate, enliven, embellish, paint, darken, infuse, stain Cultural definitions for fresco fresco A painting on wet plaster. When the plaster dries, the painting is bonded to the wall. Fresco was a popular method for painting large murals during the Renaissance. The Last Supper, by Leonardo da Vinci, is a fresco, as are the paintings by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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fresco

noun, plural fres·coes, fres·cos.

verb (used with object), fres·coed, fres·co·ing.

Origin of fresco

OTHER WORDS FROM fresco

Words nearby fresco

Example sentences from the Web for fresco

British Dictionary definitions for fresco

noun plural -coes or -cos

Word Origin for fresco

Words related to fresco

Cultural definitions for fresco