Etymology

gesso

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Today it means: A mixture of plaster of Paris and glue used to prepare a surface for painting. Full definition →

Italian gesso
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromgesso
  2. English todaygesso

Borrowed from Italian gesso. Doublet of gypsum. Compare Portuguese gesso (“gypsum; plaster, cast”) and Spanish yeso (“gypsum; plaster, cast”).

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