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gesso |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. A work of art done in gesso. [Obs.]