Fresco Meaning
/ˈfɹɛskoʊ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.
nounAn artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.
Sentence Examples
A fresco was found under a layer of plaster.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The artist painted a beautiful ____ on the church ceiling.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The artist painted a magnificent ____ on the vaulted ceiling of the cathedral, depicting scenes from history.
Word Origin & History
From Italian fresco, from Vulgar Latin *friscum, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz. Doublet of fresh and frisk.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…] I [Satan] cannot ſtay
Flaring in ſun-ſhine all the day:
For, entre nous, we helliſh ſprites,
Love more the freſco of the nights; […]"
— a. 1722 (date written), Matthew Prior, “Hans Carvel”, in The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior […], volume I, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan, […], published 1779, →OCLC, page 124:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The artist painted a beautiful ____ on the church ceiling.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The artist painted a magnificent ____ on the vaulted ceiling of the cathedral, depicting scenes from history.