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fres·co I. \ˈfresˌkō\ noun (plural frescoes or frescos) Etymology: Italian, fresh plaster on which one may paint, coolness, from fresco, adjective, cool, fresh, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German frisc fresh 1. a. (1) : the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with pigments suspended in a water vehicle — called also buon fresco (2) : a painting so executed b. : secco c. : mural painting; also : mural 2. obsolete : cool refreshing air : shade II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-es) 1. : to paint in fresco < a ceiling decoration for the … Louvre has just been frescoed — Janet Flanner > 2. : to cover (a vertical surface) : decorate heavily < walls frescoed with little drawings in heavy frames > |