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)