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1 definition found 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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