What does fresco mean?
Definitions for fresco
ˈfrɛs koʊfres·co
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Princeton's WordNet
fresconoun
a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
frescoverb
a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster
frescoverb
paint onto wet plaster on a wall
Wiktionary
fresconoun
In painting, the technique of applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.
fresconoun
A painting made using this technique.
frescoverb
To paint using fresco
Etymology: From fresco.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
FRESCOnoun
Etymology: Italian.
Hellish sprites
Love more the fresco of the nights. Matthew Prior.Here thy well-study’d marbles fix our eye;
A fading fresco here demands a sigh. Alexander Pope.
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fresco
Fresco is a technique of mural painting that involves applying pigments on freshly laid plaster, usually on wall surfaces or ceilings. The colors dry and set with the plaster, becoming an integral part of the wall. The word "fresco" comes from the Italian term "affresco" which refers to the technique of painting "fresh". This art technique has been used since antiquity and was particularly popular during the Renaissance period in Italy.
Webster Dictionary
Frescoadjective
a cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade
Frescoadjective
the art of painting on freshly spread plaster, before it dries
Frescoadjective
in modern parlance, incorrectly applied to painting on plaster in any manner
Frescoadjective
a painting on plaster in either of senses a and b
Frescoverb
to paint in fresco, as walls
Etymology: [It., fr. fresco fresh; of German origin. See Fresh, a.]
Wikidata
Fresco
Fresco is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the pigment and, with the setting of the plaster, the painting becomes an integral part of the wall. The word fresco is derived from the Italian adjective fresco meaning "fresh". Fresco may thus be contrasted with secco mural painting techniques, on plasters of lime, earth, or gypsum, or applied to supplement painting in fresco. The fresco technique has been employed since antiquity and is closely associated with Italian Renaissance painting.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Fresco
fres′kō, n. a painting executed with colours, consisting chiefly of natural earths, upon walls covered with damp freshly-laid plaster.—v.t. to paint in fresco:—pr.p. fres′cōing; pa.p. fres′cōed.—adj. Fres′coed.—ns. Fres′coer; Fres′coing; Fres′coist. [It. fresco, fresh.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Fresco
the art of painting on walls freshly laid with plaster, or which have been damped so as to permit of the colour sinking into the lime; there were two methods, the fresco secco and the fresco buon; in the first the wall was sprinkled with water, and the colours were then worked into the damp surface; in the second process, in which finer and more permanent effects were obtained, the artist worked upon the fresh plaster of the wall (which is laid for him as he proceeds), pouncing or tracing his designs with a stylus; only colours which are natural earths can be employed, as they require to be mixed with lime ere being applied, and are subject to the destroying effect of that substance; as a method of mural decoration it was known to the ancients, and some of the finest specimens are to be seen in the Italian cathedrals of the 14th and 15th centuries; the art is still in vogue, but can only be practised successfully in a dry climate.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
FRESCO
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fresco is ranked #46219 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Fresco surname appeared 461 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Fresco.
70.9% or 327 total occurrences were White.
20.3% or 94 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
5.8% or 27 total occurrences were Asian.
1.5% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fresco in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fresco in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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- фреска, фрескоBulgarian
- frescCatalan, Valencian
- freskaCzech
- freske, freskomaleri, freskoDanish
- Fresko, Freske, FreskomalereiGerman
- νωπογραφίαGreek
- frescoSpanish
- نقاشی دیواریPersian
- fresqueFrench
- freskóHungarian
- affresco, affrescareItalian
- פר� סקוֹHebrew
- ფრესკაGeorgian
- фрескосува, живописува, фрескаMacedonian
- frescoDutch
- freskPolish
- afrescoPortuguese
- frescăRomanian
- фрескаRussian
- fresk, freskomålningSwedish
- ఫ్రెస్కోTelugu
- freskTurkish
- фрескаUkrainian
- פרעסקאָYiddish
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