sec·co (s k  )n. pl. sec·cos The art or an example of painting on dry plaster. adj. Music Of or being a kind of recitative in which the words are sung rapidly to minimal accompaniment, usually just continuo. [Italian, from Latin siccus, dry.] |
secco [ˈsɛkəʊ]
n pl -cos
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) wall painting done on dried plaster with tempera or pigments ground in limewater Compare fresco
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) any wall painting other than true fresco
[from Italian: dry, from Latin siccus]
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