— frescoer, frescoist , n.
/fres"koh/ , n. , pl. frescoes, frescos , v. , frescoed, frescoing .
n.
1. Also called buon fresco, true fresco . the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture. Cf. fresco secco .
2. a picture or design so painted.
v.t.
3. to paint in fresco.
[ 1590-1600; ]