Definition of fresco

• a. - A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade.
• a. - The art of painting on freshly spread plaster, before it dries.
• a. - In modern parlance, incorrectly applied to painting on plaster in any manner.
• a. - A painting on plaster in either of senses a and b.
• v. t. - To paint in fresco, as walls.