fresco Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
  2. noun a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster
  3. verb paint onto wet plaster on a wall

WordNet

Fres"co noun
Etymology
It., fr. fresco fresh; of German origin. See Fresh, a.
Wordforms
plural Frescoes or Frescos
Definitions
  1. A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade. R. Prior.
  2. (Fine Arts) (a) The art of painting on freshly spread plaster, before it dries. (b) In modern parlance, incorrectly applied to painting on plaster in any manner. (c) A painting on plaster in either of senses a and b.
Fres"co transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Frescoed ; present participle & verbal noun Frescoing
Definitions
  1. To paint in fresco, as walls.

Webster 1913