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.
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.
© Webster 1913.
Fres"co, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frescoed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Frescoing.]
To paint in fresco, as walls.
© Webster 1913.