Class: noun | Syllables: FRESS-koh

Definition: Fresco refers to the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster using water-based pigments. It is also the word for a painting executed in this style.

Example(s):
// The ceiling piece was done in fresco and dates back to the 1800s.
// The fresco that adorned the wall of the old Roman cathedral took the artist five years to complete.