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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster;

2. a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster;


VERB (1)

1. paint onto wet plaster on a wall;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fresco \Fres"co\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frescoed; p. pr. & vb. n. Frescoing.] To paint in fresco, as walls. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fresco \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. [1913 Webster] 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 . [1913 Webster] al fresco in the open air; out of doors; outdoors; as, to dine al fresco. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fresco n 1: a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster 2: a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster v 1: paint onto wet plaster on a wall
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

Fresco 1. An object-oriented API for graphical user interfaces, under development by the X Consortium as an open, multi-vendor standard. 2. An object-oriented specification language. ["Refinement in Fresco", in Object Oriented Specification Case Studies, K. Lano et al eds, P-H 1993]. (1996-04-28)