Fresco

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The art of painting on fresh, moist plaster with pigments dissolved in water.
  • n. A painting executed in this way.
  • v. To paint in fresco.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. In painting, the technique of applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.
  • n. A painting made using this technique.
  • v. To paint using fresco
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade.
  • n.
  • n. The art of painting on freshly spread plaster, before it dries.
  • n. In modern parlance, incorrectly applied to painting on plaster in any manner.
  • n. A painting on plaster in either of senses a and b.
  • v. To paint in fresco, as walls.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Coolness; a cool, refreshing state of the air; shade. See al fresco.
  • n. A method of painting on walls covered with a ground or coat of plaster or mortar, with which the colors become permanently incorporated if properly chosen and applied; also, a picture or design so painted.
  • To paint in fresco, as a wall.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
  • v. paint onto wet plaster on a wall
  • n. a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    wall painting    mural    paint    painting   
    Variant
    frescoes   
    Form
    frescoed    frescoing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    duskiness    coolness    shade   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    moresco    tedesco   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    painting    carving    mural    tapestry    mosaic    statuary    bas-relief    engraving    frieze    drawing