Gesso duro

Gesso duro
Gesso duro Ges"so du"ro [It., hard plaster.] A variety of gesso which when dried becomes hard and durable, often used in making bas-relief casts, which are colored and mounted in elaborate frames. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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