I. ˈfresˌkō noun
( plural frescoes or frescos )
Etymology: Italian, fresh plaster on which one may paint, coolness, from fresco, adjective, cool, fresh, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German frisc fresh
1.
a.
(1) : the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with pigments suspended in a water vehicle — called also buon fresco
(2) : a painting so executed
b. : secco
c. : mural painting ; also : mural
2. obsolete : cool refreshing air : shade
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
1. : to paint in fresco
a ceiling decoration for the … Louvre has just been frescoed — Janet Flanner
2. : to cover (a vertical surface) : decorate heavily
walls frescoed with little drawings in heavy frames