'Fresco' definitions:
Definition of 'fresco'
From: WordNet
noun
A mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
noun
A durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster
verb
Paint onto wet plaster on a wall
Definition of 'Fresco'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Fresco'
From: GCIDE
- Fresco \Fres"co\, n.; pl. Frescoes or Frescos. [It., fr. fresco fresh; of German origin. See Fresh, a.]
- 1. A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade. [R.] --Prior. [1913 Webster]
- 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 . [1913 Webster]
- al fresco in the open air; out of doors; outdoors; as, to dine al fresco. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'fresco'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abstract,
- abstraction,
- altarpiece,
- apply paint,
- bedaub,
- bedizen,
- begild,
- besmear,
- block print,
- brush on paint,
- calcimine,
- calcimining,
- coat,
- coating,
- collage,
- color,
- color print,
- complexion,
- copy,
- cover,
- covering,
- cyclorama,
- dab,
- daub,
- deep-dye,
- dip,
- diptych,
- distemper,
- double-dye,
- dye,
- emblazon,
- enamel,
- enameling,
- engild,
- engraving,
- face,
- fast-dye,
- gild,
- gilding,
- glaze,
- glazing,
- gloss,
- glossing,
- grain,
- hue,
- icon,
- illuminate,
- illumination,
- illustration,
- image,
- imbue,
- ingrain,
- japan,
- japanning,
- lacquer,
- lay on color,
- likeness,
- miniature,
- montage,
- mosaic,
- mural,
- paint,
- painting,
- panorama,
- parget,
- photograph,
- picture,
- pigment,
- prime,
- priming,
- print,
- representation,
- reproduction,
- shade,
- shadow,
- shellac,
- shellacking,
- slop on paint,
- smear,
- stain,
- stained glass window,
- staining,
- stencil,
- still life,
- stipple,
- stippling,
- tableau,
- tapestry,
- tinct,
- tincture,
- tinge,
- tint,
- tone,
- triptych,
- undercoat,
- undercoating,
- varnish,
- varnishing,
- wall painting,
- wash,
- whitewash,
- whitewashing