fresco
noun
the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.
frescoes
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pluralof fresco.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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We would be sipping ice-cold spritzes at cafés overlooking the Mediterranean, frolicking down cobblestone streets lined with charming boutiques, and marveling at the frescoes and marble sculptures adorning grand cathedrals.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
The water gushed through gaps in the roof, running down the frescoes on the facade and onto the icons inside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
At Santa Croce, the world's largest Franciscan church, Giotto's frescoes bear witness to his innovations, including modern spatial techniques such as foreshortening and human figures imparted with a fleshy weightiness.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Even the prosecutor touring a buried villa that’s become a crime scene, illegally stripped of its frescoes, bemoans what’s been lost when thieves rob a people of their ancestors’ memories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
The curved walls had once been painted with frescoes, which were now faded to eggshell white with only flecks of color.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
