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FRESCO (frescoes)

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Dictionary entry overview: What does fresco mean?

• FRESCO (noun)
The noun FRESCO has 2 senses:

1. a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
2. a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster

Familiarity information: FRESCO used as a noun is rare.

• FRESCO (verb)
The verb FRESCO has 1 sense:

1. paint onto wet plaster on a wall

Familiarity information: FRESCO used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FRESCO (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A mural done with watercolors on wet plaster

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fresco" is a kind of...):

mural; wall painting (a painting that is applied to a wall surface)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("fresco" is a kind of...):

painting (creating a picture with paints)

• FRESCO (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Paint onto wet plaster on a wall

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "fresco" is one way to...):

paint (make a painting)

Domain category:

art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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