alfresco
adjective or adverb
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In addition to describing a type of dining, alfresco can also describe a kind of painting. The word fresco, which comes from the Italian adjective fresco, meaning "fresh," refers to a method of painting on fresh plaster. Although the "outdoors" sense of alfresco is by far the most common in current use, the term is sometimes used to describe painting done in the fresco manner—that is, on fresh plaster.
Examples of alfresco in a Sentence
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2024
Local shops and historic hotels line the road, and as the town climbs into the Mule Mountains, narrow stairways — including some that have been transformed into alfresco art galleries — provide European-style foot access.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2024
Take in the views over lunch The draw at Bocca, a popular lunch spot, is its nearly 2,700-square-foot rooftop terrace offering a shady, alfresco view of the colorful square Cours Saleya.
—Chloé Braithwaite, New York Times, 25 July 2024
And while walls of windows provide expansive vistas of the city, the private 1,500-square-foot terrace offers alfresco views of the buzz below.
—Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 19 July 2024
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“Alfresco.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alfresco. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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