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Fresco vs Mosaic - What's the difference?

fresco | mosaic |

As nouns the difference between fresco and mosaic

is that fresco is (uncountable) in painting, the technique of applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster while mosaic is mosaic.

As a verb fresco

is to paint using fresco.

fresco

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (uncountable) In painting, the technique of applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.
  • (countable) A painting made using this technique.
  • A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade.
  • (Prior)

    Verb

  • To paint using fresco
  • See also

    * al fresco * ("fresco" on Wikipedia)

    mosaic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mosaick (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A piece of artwork created by placing colored squares (usually tiles) in a pattern so as to create a picture.
  • (genetics) An individual composed of two or more cell lines of different genetic or chromosomal constitution, but from the same zygote.
  • (botany) A viral disease of plants.
  • A composite picture made from overlapping photographs.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • (of an individual) Containing cells of varying genetic constitution.
  • See also

    * ("mosaic" on Wikipedia) *