intonaco
9.9
A smooth final layer of plaster on walls or ceilings for painting
- noun
- /ˌɪn.təˈnɑː.koʊ/
- Specialized
:
entonado
- The restoration included adding a new layer of intonaco to preserve the original artwork.
Examples
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Before painting, he ensured the intonaco was flawlessly smooth to achieve the best results.
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The artist carefully applied the intonaco to the wall, creating a smooth surface for the fresco.
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Brick is often mixed into raw masonry walls with stone, whose revetment or intonaco masks irregular, random mixtures of materials, often broken stone blocks and brick fragments.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
plaster
vsintonaco
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2.7
A mixture that hardens and makes walls or ceilings smooth
is the final smooth top layer applied for fresco painting
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word intonaco comes from Italian and originally named the smooth final layer of plaster that painters put on walls for frescoes. Think of it as the wall's final 'coat' or 'skin' that makes an even surface for painting, which is why intonaco today means that smooth finishing plaster.