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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
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 .
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