Definition of gesso in English:

gesso

nounPlural gessoes ˈdʒɛsəʊˈdʒɛsoʊ

mass noun

A hard compound of plaster of Paris or whiting in glue, used in sculpture or as a base for gilding or painting on wood.
（作雕塑时用的）白垩底料；（涂金或画木版画时用的）石膏底粉
the surface must first be given several coats of gesso
as modifier gesso panels
Example sentencesExamples
- Emulating the old masters, he used tempera and oil over gesso on wood, then covered the surface with transparent glaze.
- By the fifteenth century, many Western artists were using it in frescoes or in gesso on wood panel paintings.
- To make them, Gissler first builds up layer upon smooth layer of gesso on a thick wood panel, achieving a dense, glassy surface.
- Executed in egg tempera and gesso on panel rather than the acrylics and oils for which the artist is best known, these new paintings exhibit a sensual luminosity not previously seen in his work.
- She pays great attention to the surface texture of her paintings, working primarily with gesso, acrylic and tempera.

Origin

Late 16th century: Italian, from Latin gypsum (see gypsum).

Rhymes

espresso

Definition of gesso in US English:

gesso

nounˈjesōˈdʒɛsoʊ

A hard compound of plaster of Paris or whiting in glue, used in sculpture or as a base for gilding or painting on wood.
（作雕塑时用的）白垩底料；（涂金或画木版画时用的）石膏底粉
the surface must first be given several coats of gesso
as modifier gesso panels
Example sentencesExamples
- Emulating the old masters, he used tempera and oil over gesso on wood, then covered the surface with transparent glaze.
- Executed in egg tempera and gesso on panel rather than the acrylics and oils for which the artist is best known, these new paintings exhibit a sensual luminosity not previously seen in his work.
- By the fifteenth century, many Western artists were using it in frescoes or in gesso on wood panel paintings.
- She pays great attention to the surface texture of her paintings, working primarily with gesso, acrylic and tempera.
- To make them, Gissler first builds up layer upon smooth layer of gesso on a thick wood panel, achieving a dense, glassy surface.

Origin

Late 16th century: Italian, from Latin gypsum (see gypsum).

单词	gesso
释义	Definition of gesso in English: gesso nounPlural gessoes ˈdʒɛsəʊˈdʒɛsoʊ mass noun A hard compound of plaster of Paris or whiting in glue, used in sculpture or as a base for gilding or painting on wood. （作雕塑时用的）白垩底料；（涂金或画木版画时用的）石膏底粉 the surface must first be given several coats of gesso as modifier gesso panels Example sentencesExamples Emulating the old masters, he used tempera and oil over gesso on wood, then covered the surface with transparent glaze. By the fifteenth century, many Western artists were using it in frescoes or in gesso on wood panel paintings. To make them, Gissler first builds up layer upon smooth layer of gesso on a thick wood panel, achieving a dense, glassy surface. Executed in egg tempera and gesso on panel rather than the acrylics and oils for which the artist is best known, these new paintings exhibit a sensual luminosity not previously seen in his work. She pays great attention to the surface texture of her paintings, working primarily with gesso, acrylic and tempera. Origin Late 16th century: Italian, from Latin gypsum (see gypsum). Rhymes espresso Definition of gesso in US English: gesso nounˈjesōˈdʒɛsoʊ A hard compound of plaster of Paris or whiting in glue, used in sculpture or as a base for gilding or painting on wood. （作雕塑时用的）白垩底料；（涂金或画木版画时用的）石膏底粉 the surface must first be given several coats of gesso as modifier gesso panels Example sentencesExamples Emulating the old masters, he used tempera and oil over gesso on wood, then covered the surface with transparent glaze. Executed in egg tempera and gesso on panel rather than the acrylics and oils for which the artist is best known, these new paintings exhibit a sensual luminosity not previously seen in his work. By the fifteenth century, many Western artists were using it in frescoes or in gesso on wood panel paintings. She pays great attention to the surface texture of her paintings, working primarily with gesso, acrylic and tempera. To make them, Gissler first builds up layer upon smooth layer of gesso on a thick wood panel, achieving a dense, glassy surface. Origin Late 16th century: Italian, from Latin gypsum (see gypsum).
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