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noun

plaster of Paris (or, now, chalk) mixed with glue and applied to flat or carved surfaces or as bas-reliefs, etc. and then painted, gilded, etc.

Origin: It, gypsum, chalk < L gypsum, gypsum

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noun pl. ges·soes

A preparation of plaster of Paris and glue used as a base for low relief or as a surface for painting.
A surface of gesso.

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Origin: Italian

Origin: , from Latin gypsum, gypsum; see gypsum

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gesˈsoed adjective

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