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Gesso

noun
(pl. gessoes)
1.
Gypsum or plaster of Paris spread on a surface to make it suitable for painting or gilding (or a surface so prepared).





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"Gesso" Quotes from Famous Books



... thankfully turned our backs on Cuneo we realized why it had been given a name signifying "wedge," because of the two river torrents, the Stura and Gesso, that whittle the town to a point, one on either side. For a while we ran smoothly along a road on a high embankment, which reminded Sir Ralph and the Chauffeulier of the Loire; less beautiful though, they thought, despite ...
— My Friend the Chauffeur • C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson


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


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