GESSO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gesso mean? 

• GESSO (noun)
  The noun GESSO has 1 sense:

1. gypsum or plaster of Paris spread on a surface to make it suitable for painting or gilding (or a surface so prepared)

  Familiarity information: GESSO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GESSO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Gypsum or plaster of Paris spread on a surface to make it suitable for painting or gilding (or a surface so prepared)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("gesso" is a kind of...):

gypsum (a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris))

plaster; plaster of Paris (any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs)