fresco en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɹɛskəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈfɹɛskoʊ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Italian fresco, from Vulgar Latin *friscum, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz. Doublet of fresh and frisk.
Meanings
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(countable) A cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.
[…] I [Satan] cannot ſtay Flaring in ſun-ſhine all the day: For, entre nous, we helliſh ſprites, Love more the freſco of the nights; […]
a. 1722 (date written), Matthew Prior, “Hans Carvel”, in The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior […], volume I, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan, […], published 1779, →OCLC, page 124:
- (countable, qualifier:painting) An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.
- (qualifier:painting, uncountable) The technique used to make such an artwork.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| frescoes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| frescos | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| freschi | Number=Plur | error-unknown-tag, rare | lexicographic |
Deriveds
frescoer · frescoist · frescolike
Translations (61)
da freske (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · da fresko (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · eo fresko (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · fi fresko (technique used to make such an artwork) · fi fresko (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · hu freskó (technique used to make such an artwork) · bg фреска (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · es fresco (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · sk fresko (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · pl fresk (technique used to make such an artwork) · de Freske (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · ru фре́ска (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · it affresco (technique used to make such an artwork) · pt afresco (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · es fresco (technique used to make such an artwork) · ro frescă (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · gl fresco (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · hu freskó (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · nb fresko (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · tr fresk (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · it affresco (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · ko 프레스코 (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · de Freskomalerei (technique used to make such an artwork) · af fresko (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · scn affriscu (technique used to make such an artwork) · sv freskomålning (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · ka ფრესკა (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · nl fresco (technique used to make such an artwork) · el νωπογραφία (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · de Fresko (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · ca fresc (technique used to make such an artwork) · cmn 濕壁畫 /湿壁画 (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · ca fresc (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · pl al fresco (technique used to make such an artwork) · ms fresko (technique used to make such an artwork) · af muurskildery (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · nn fresko (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · mk фре́ска (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · ast frescu (technique used to make such an artwork) · ast frescu (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · bg фреско (technique used to make such an artwork) · nl fresco (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · el νωπογραφία (technique used to make such an artwork) · pl fresk (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · sv fresk (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · hy որմնանկար (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · pt afresco (technique used to make such an artwork) · es pintura al fresco (technique used to make such an artwork) · lv freska (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · mk фре́ска (technique used to make such an artwork) · gl fresco (technique used to make such an artwork) · ru фре́ска (technique used to make such an artwork) · fr fresque (technique used to make such an artwork) · cs freska (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · es pintura al fresco (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · ja フレスコ (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · hy որմնանկարչություն (technique used to make such an artwork) · fr fresque (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · da freskomaleri (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · pl al fresco (artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster) · ro frescă (technique used to make such an artwork)