fres•co
Pronunciation: (fres'kō), [key]
— n., pl. v., -coes, -cos, -coed, -co•ing.
—n.
- Also calledthe art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture. Cf. fresco secco.
- a picture or design so painted.
—v.t.
- to paint in fresco.
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