资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Fresco \Fres"co\, n.; pl. {Frescoes} or {Frescos}. [It., fr.
   fresco fresh; of German origin. See {Fresh}, a.]
   1. A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness;
      shade. [R.] --Prior.

   2. (Fine Arts)
      (a) The art of painting on freshly spread plaster, before
          it dries.
      (b) In modern parlance, incorrectly applied to painting on
          plaster in any manner.
      (c) A painting on plaster in either of senses
      a and
      b .