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arriccio

American  
[uh-ree-choh, ahr-reet-chaw] / əˈri tʃoʊ, ɑrˈrit tʃɔ /

noun

  • arriccios,
    plural
  • arricci
    plural
  1. (formerly in fresco painting) a second coat of plaster, somewhat finer than the first coat, applied over the entire surface and on which the drawing for the fresco is done.


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Etymology

Origin of arriccio

< Italian, derivative of arricciare to curl up, make grooves in ( a- a- 5 + -ricciare, verbal derivative of riccio hedgehog < Latin ēricius


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