alfresco
or al fres·co
outdoors; in the open air: to dine alfresco.
outdoor: an alfresco café.
Origin of alfresco
1Words Nearby alfresco
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How to use alfresco in a sentence
Recently, during a particularly cold night, one elderly inmate died in his alfresco bunk.
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio to Send Armed Posses to Protect Schools | Terry Greene Sterling | January 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTPearce credits himself for conceiving of Tent City, an alfresco jail complex that is one of several Maricopa County jails.
While it was being repaired, we consumed an alfresco breakfast by the side of the road; very enjoyable.
A Camera Actress in the Wilds of Togoland | Meg GehrtsAs the evenings lengthened we used to find alfresco coffee-parties being held in a corner of Peck.
Sonia Between two Worlds | Stephen McKennaIt was meant to be a picnic de luxe, but fate was kind to us, and it turned out very alfresco indeed.
The Love Affairs of Pixie | Mrs George de Horne Vaizey
Everything had been remembered - even the salt, and the knives and forks, which are usually forgotten at alfresco entertainments.
The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, Vols. I to III | Cuthbert BedeIn the next scene the Princess Ida and the students are seen at an alfresco luncheon.
The Secrets of a Savoyard | Henry A. Lytton
British Dictionary definitions for alfresco
/ (ælˈfrɛskəʊ) /
in the open air
Origin of alfresco
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