Definition of fresco Fresco
/fɹɛˈskow/ - [freskow] - fres•co
We found 18 definitions of fresco from 7 different sources.
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What does fresco mean?
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NounPlural: frescoes |
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| fresco - a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster | ||
| painting the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew" | ||
| fresco - a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster | ||
| mural, wall painting a painting that is applied to a wall surface | ||
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| fresco - paint onto wet plaster on a wall | ||
| paint apply paint to; coat with paint; "We painted the rooms yellow" | ||
| 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" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- fresco (Noun)
In painting, the technique of applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster. - fresco (Noun)
A painting made using this technique. - fresco (Noun)
A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade. - fresco (Verb)
To paint using fresco.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- fresco (a.)
A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade. - fresco (a.)
The art of painting on freshly spread plaster, before it dries. - fresco (a.)
In modern parlance, incorrectly applied to painting on plaster in any manner. - fresco (a.)
A painting on plaster in either of senses a and b. - fresco (v. t.)
To paint in fresco, as walls.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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fresco
A technique of mural painting executed upon freshly-laid, or wet lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaster, the painting becomes an integral part of the wall. -
fresco
A painting technique in which pigments suspended in water are applied to a damp lime-plaster surface. The pigments dry to become part of the plaster wall or surface. -
fresco
Painting on a wall or ceiling which was created by applying pigments on damp lime-plaster.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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fresco
fres′kō, n. a painting executed with colours, consisting chiefly of natural earths, upon walls covered with damp freshly-laid plaster.—v.t. to paint in fresco:—pr.p. fres′cōing; pa.p. fres′cōed.—adj. Fres′coed.—ns. Fres′coer; Fres′coing; Fres′coist. [It. fresco, fresh.]
Wikipedia 
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Fresco is a way of painting pictures. A "fresco" is a painting that is done on a wall. All wall paintings are sometimes called "frescoes" by mistake. A true "fresco" is painted onto plaster that is fresh. The plaster has been laid on the wall that day and is still damp. The word "fresco" comes from the Italian for "fresh".
The good things about fresco painting.
"Fresco" is a very good way of painting pictures on walls. It is much easier than painting on dry plaster because when paint is put onto dry plaster, it sinks straight in. Painting on fresh plaster means that the artist can spread the paint much easier.
Another reason why it is a good way to paint pictures on plastered walls is that the paint joins with the plaster so that the colours will not rub off. Frescoes last for hundreds of years. If they are kept clean and dry, the colours will stay bright for a very long time.
The bad things about fresco painting.
The problems with painting "frescoes" come from the plaster. It must be mixed up and put on the wall freshly every day and left to partly dry before it can be used. As the paster begins to dry or "set", the artist can start the picture. But the plaster becomes very hot and gives off gases, which makes the work uncomfortable.
The artist must work very quickly and carefully. If he/she makes a mistake, the plaster must be scraped off.
Method - the way to paint frescoes.
The artist must plan the work carefully. It starts with a small drawing of the picture, The artists
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