From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fresco \Fres"co\, noun; pl. {Frescoes} or {Frescos}. [It., fr. fresco fresh; of German origin. See {Fresh}, adjective]
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 .
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
2: a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster
verb
1: paint onto wet plaster on a wall [also: {frescoes} (pl)]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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