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Gesso

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

an Italian word (Lat. gypsum), for " plaster of Paris especially when used as a ground for painting, or for modelling, or sculpture.

Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Gesso'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​g/gesso.html. 1910.