frescoes

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frescoes - 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]