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- pronunciation:
- fre
sko
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
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noun |
| inflections: |
frescoes, frescos |
| definition: |
the art of painting on wet plaster with colors dissolved in water or limewater, or a picture produced by this method.
The walls of the vast church were adorned with frescoes. |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
frescoes, frescoing, frescoed |
| definition: |
to paint (a picture) on fresh, moist plaster, as on a wall.
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| derivations: |
frescoer (n.), frescoist (n.) |
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