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Gesso   Listen
noun
Gesso  n.  
1.
Plaster of Paris, or gypsum, esp. as prepared for use in painting, or in making bas-reliefs and the like; by extension, a plasterlike or pasty material spread upon a surface to fit it for painting or gilding, or a surface so prepared.
2.
A work of art done in gesso. (Obs.)





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... or ornamental work in coloured plaster-work, stucco, and gesso could also be appropriately used in such a position, as ...
— Line and Form (1900) • Walter Crane


Words linked to "Gesso" :   plaster, plaster of Paris


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