Frés'co1, n.
n. [It., from fresco, fresh. See infra.]
Sense 1. A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade. Prior.
Sense 2. A method of painting on walls, performed with mineral and earthy pigments on a freshly laid stucco-ground of lime or gypsum. The pigments unite with the lime or gypsum-ground, and are therefore exceedingly durable. Fairholt.
Sense 3. A cool, refreshing liquor. [Rare.] Johnson.