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gesso

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Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun gesso has 1 sense

gesso(n = noun.substance) - gypsum or plaster of Paris spread on a surface to make it suitable for painting or gilding (or a surface so prepared);

plaster of paris

CIDE DICTIONARY

gesso, n. [It., chalk, plaster.].

Plaster of Paris, or gypsum, esp. as prepared for use in painting, or in making bas-reliefs and the like; by extension, a plasterlike or pasty material spread upon a surface to fit it for painting or gilding, or a surface so prepared. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
A work of art done in gesso. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

gesso, n. (pl. -oes) plaster of Paris or gypsum as used in painting or sculpture.

Etymology

It. f. L gypsum: see GYPSUM

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