gesso noun. ['dʒɛsǝʊ] Pl. -oes. L16.
[Italian from Latin GYPSUM. Cf. YESO.]
Gypsum, plaster of Paris, now only as prepared for use in painting and sculpture; any white substance that can be mixed with water to make a ground.

■ gessoed adjective made of or covered with gesso M20.

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