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gesso

/jes-oh/US // ˈdʒɛs oʊ //UK // (ˈdʒɛsəʊ) //

石膏粉,石膏板,石膏,石膏蹾

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ges·soes.

    • : gypsum or plaster of Paris prepared with glue for use as a surface for painting.
    • : any plasterlike preparation to prepare a surface for painting, gilding, etc.
    • : a prepared surface of plaster or plasterlike material for painting, gilding, etc.

Examples

  • No. 1261 retains the greater part of a gilt gesso border, stamped or modelled with a wavy tendril and bud pattern.

  • The background is entirely of gold, thickly studded with bosses of gilded gesso.

  • It is of an architectural type and of oak, and was covered with gilded gesso which long since disappeared.

  • The examples coated with gilded gesso or blazoned with paintings are, however, the most magnificent.

  • The evidence is in favour of white grounds, of size and gesso.

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