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secco en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian secco (“dry”). Doublet of sec.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Dry.
   • Secco painting, or painting in secco, is painting on dry plaster, as distinguished from fresco painting, on wet or fresh plaster.
2. (not-comparable) Dry, sparse accompaniment, staccato, without resonance.

secco en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian secco (“dry”). Doublet of sec.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:painting) A work painted on dry plaster, as distinguished from a fresco.
   • The Roman frescoes are generally robust, but the Chinese and Egyptian seccos are inherently weak […] 1987, James Black, Recent Advances in the Conservation and Analysis of Artifacts, page 289:
   • The sad fact is that if they had tried to preserve the secco, and used less invasive cleaners like saliva, they might still be toiling away today. Time isn’t just a painter; time is money. 2015 November 28, James Hall, “Condition: The Ageing of Art by Paul Taylor review – fires, floods and conservation”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Forms

secco en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Clipping of section commander + -o.

Meanings

1. (Australia) Section commander, an infantry soldier responsible for about 8 other soldiers.

Forms