Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable)A cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.

  2. (countable)An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.

    Fresko, Freske

    фре́скаfréska

  3. (uncountable)The technique used to make such an artwork.

    Freskomalerei

    фре́скаfréska

More definitions
  • a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster
  • a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster

Examples

6 sentences
  1. The frescoes of the cathedral are very interesting.

    deDie Fresken der Kathedrale sind sehr interessant.

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  2. A fresco was found under a layer of plaster.

    ruПод слоем штукатурки была обнаружена фреска.

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  3. The walls of the temple are richly decorated with frescoes.

    ruСтены храма богато украшены фресками.

    deDie Tempelwände sind mit prachtvollen Fresken geschmückt.

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  4. Frescoes decorate the walls of this Tuscan palazzo.

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  5. When you are caught on the horns of a dilemma, think of the frescoes of Knossos.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster:
technique used to make such an artwork:

Origin

From Italian fresco, from Vulgar Latin *friscum, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz. Doublet of

From Italian fresco, from Vulgar Latin *friscum, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz. Doublet of fresh and frisk.

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Forms

plural: frescos / frescoes

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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