gesso

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian gesso. Doublet of gypsum. Compare Portuguese gesso (“gypsum; plaster, cast”) and Spanish yeso (“gypsum; plaster, cast”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛsəʊ/ Rhymes: -ɛsəʊ === Noun === gesso (usually uncountable, plural gessos or gessoes) A mixture of plaster of Paris and glue used to prepare a surface for painting. 1994, Timothy Noad, Patricia Seligman, The Illuminated Alphabet, The Quarto Group (Chartwell Books), 2017, page 27, The combination of leaf gold and gesso is almost miraculous. No photographic reproduction can adequately show the brilliant effect of raised gesso. 2007, Robin Cormack, Icons, The British Museum Press, Harvard University Press, page 33, The idea was that this would serve as a binder for the layer of gesso or at least might help to prevent the painting from instantly cracking apart if the wood split at any time. A work of art done in gesso. ==== Usage notes ==== Confusion arises from the fact that the Italian gesso is often translated as chalk, which in English is ambiguous and can be interpreted either as the mineral calcium carbonate or, in a more faithful translation, as calcium sulfate (gypsum; the "chalk" used to mark blackboards). In fact, both materials appear to have been used, historically. In 1955, a water-based acrylic gesso was developed composed of calcium carbonate, the pigment titanium white (titanium dioxide) and an acrylic polymer medium. Modern acrylic gessos come in a variety of materials and mixtures, including coloured pigments, combined with the acrylic polymer base. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === "What is Gesso?", Rebecca E. Parsons, The Graphics Fairy "gesso", on Britannica.com === Anagrams === Goses, Segos, goses, segos == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian gesso === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡesːo/, [ˈɡe̞s̠ːo̞] Rhymes: -esːo Syllabification(key): ges‧so Hyphenation(key): ges‧so === Noun === gesso gesso (mixture of plaster of Paris and glue) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “gesso”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek γύψος (gúpsos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛs.so/ Rhymes: -ɛsso Hyphenation: gès‧so === Noun === gesso m (plural gessi) chalk a cast ==== Derived terms ==== gesso ==== Related terms ==== gessetto gessoso ingessare ==== Descendants ==== → English: gesso === References === === Further reading === gesso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin gypsum (“gypsum”), from Ancient Greek γύψος (gúpsos). Doublet of giz, borrowed through Arabic. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -esu Hyphenation: ges‧so === Noun === gesso m (plural gessos) gypsum (mineral) Synonym: gipsita plaster (substance used for coating walls and ceilings) Synonym: estuque cast (device to help mend broken bones) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “gesso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “gesso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “gesso”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “gesso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026