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gesso duro

gesso duro noun: a variety of gesso that becomes hard and durable when dried, often used in making bas-relief casts.

Noun

gesso duro (uncountable)

  1. A variety of gesso that becomes hard and durable when dried, often used in making bas-relief casts.

Origin of gesso duro

Borrowed from Italian gesso (“mixture of plaster of Paris and glue”) duro (“hard”).

Questions about gesso duro

What does gesso duro mean?
Gesso duro means a variety of gesso that becomes hard and durable when dried, often used in making bas-relief casts.
What part of speech is gesso duro?
Gesso duro is a noun.

Words near gesso duro in the dictionary

  1. gessamine
  2. Gessler
  3. Gessner
  4. Gessners
  5. gesso
  6. gesso duro
  7. gessoed
  8. gessoes
  9. gessos
  10. gest
  11. gest-

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