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fresco
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fres·co  (frsk)
n. pl. fres·coes or fres·cos
1. The art of painting on fresh, moist plaster with pigments dissolved in water.
2. A painting executed in this way.
tr.v. fres·coed, fres·co·ing, fres·coes
To paint in fresco.

[Italian, fresh (plaster), of Germanic origin.]

fresco·er, fresco·ist n.

fresco [ˈfrɛskəʊ]
n pl -coes, -cos
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a very durable method of wall-painting using watercolours on wet plaster or, less properly, dry plaster (fresco secco), with a less durable result
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a painting done in this way
[from Italian: fresh plaster, coolness, from fresco (adj) fresh, cool, of Germanic origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.frescofresco - a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
mural, wall painting - a painting that is applied to a wall surface
2.fresco - a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster
painting - creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years"
Verb1.fresco - paint onto wet plaster on a wall
artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
paint - make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden"
Translations
fresco [ˈfreskəʊ] N (frescoes or frescos (pl)) → fresco m

fresco [ˈfrɛskəʊ] nfresque f

fresco
n (= technique)Freskomalerei f; (= painting)Fresko(gemälde) nt

fresco [ˈfrɛskəʊ] naffresco
fresco [ˈfrɛskəʊ] naffresco

fresco
n fresco [ˈfreskəu]
a picture painted on a wall while the plaster is still wet. fresko رَسْم جِدار مائي фрска freska fresko; kalkmaleri das Fresko νωπογραφία fresco fresko روش نقاشی فرسکو fresko fresque צִיוּר קִיר भित्तिचित्र freska freskó fresko freska, (vegg)mynd affresco フレスコ壁画 프레스코 그림 freska freska fresco fresco fresko(maleri), kalkmaleri fresk afresco frescă фреска freska freska freska fresk ภาพเขียนบนกำแพงหรือฝาผนังที่เขียนตอนปูนยังไม่แห้ง fresk 壁畫 фреска گیلے پلستر پر آبی رنگوں سے نقاشی tranh tường


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