'Gesso' definitions:
Definition of 'gesso'
From: WordNet
noun
Gypsum or plaster of Paris spread on a surface to make it suitable for painting or gilding (or a surface so prepared)
Definition of 'Gesso'
From: GCIDE
- Gesso \Ges"so\, n. [It., chalk, plaster.]
- 1. Plaster of Paris, or gypsum, esp. as prepared for use in painting, or in making bas-reliefs and the like; by extension, a plasterlike or pasty material spread upon a surface to fit it for painting or gilding, or a surface so prepared. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. A work of art done in gesso. [Obs.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]