/euh ree"choh/ ; It. /ahrdd rddeet"chaw/ , n. , pl. arriccios, arricci /-chee/ .
(formerly in fresco painting) a second coat of plaster, somewhat finer than the first coat, applied over the entire surface and on which the drawing for the fresco is done.
Also, arricciato . Also called brown coat . Cf. intonaco .
[ arricciare to curl up, make grooves in ( a- A- 5 + -ricciare, v. deriv. of riccio hedgehog ericius ]