Frescoes

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     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 .
          [1913 Webster]
  
     {al fresco} in the open air; out of doors; outdoors; as, to
        dine al fresco.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fresco
       n 1: a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
       2: a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors
          on wet plaster
       v : paint onto wet plaster on a wall
       [also: {frescoes} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  frescoes
       See {fresco}