gesso duro

noun

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

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Meanings

noungesso duro (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA variety of gesso that becomes hard and durable when dried, often used in making bas-relief casts.

Origin

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

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APA

gesso duro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gesso%20duro

MLA

“gesso duro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gesso%20duro. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gesso duro,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gesso%20duro.

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