fresco

/ˈfɹɛskoʊ/

UK: /ˈfɹɛskəʊ/

fresco

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Definition

A cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.

Etymology

From Italian fresco, from Vulgar Latin *friscum, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz. Doublet of fresh and frisk.

Example Sentences

  • "[…] I [Satan] cannot ſtay Flaring in ſun-ſhine all the day: For, entre nous, we helliſh ſprites, Love more the freſco of the nights; […]"
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