fresco
IPA: frˈɛskoʊ
noun
- (countable) A cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.
- (countable, painting) An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.
- (uncountable, painting) The technique used to make such an artwork.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To paint using fresco.
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Examples of "fresco" in Sentences
- The fresco on the vault is lost.
- This is the armory and Monochrome frescoes.
- The laborious fresco were finished in 1854.
- The room is named for the fresco on the ceiling.
- In fresco painting, he used the technique of tempera.
- The frescoes are apparently for contemplative purpose.
- The inside of the tower was full of excellent frescoes.
- The frescoes of the bottom band are of superior quality.
- Freud denies the relevance of the content of the frescos.
- The fresco is considered one of the largest in the world.