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gessos

gessos is the plural of gesso.

Meaning of gesso

Noun

gesso (usually uncountable, plural gessos or gessoes)

  1. (usually) A mixture of plaster of Paris and glue used to prepare a surface for painting.
    • The combination of leaf gold and gesso is almost miraculous. No photographic reproduction can adequately show the brilliant effect of raised gesso.1994, Timothy Noad, Patricia Seligman, The Illuminated Alphabet, The Quarto Group (Chartwell Books), 2017, page 27
  2. (usually) A work of art done in gesso.

Questions about gessos

What is gessos the plural of?
Gessos is the plural of gesso.

Words near gessos in the dictionary

  1. Gessners
  2. gesso
  3. gesso duro
  4. gessoed
  5. gessoes
  6. gessos
  7. gest
  8. gest-
  9. gestaclone
  10. gestagen
  11. gestagenic

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