English Explanatory Dictionary

gesso duro

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

gesso duro

Etymology

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

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