arriccio
[ uh-ree-choh; Italian ahr-reet-chaw ]
/ əˈri tʃoʊ; Italian ɑrˈrit tʃɔ /
noun, plural ar·ric·cios, ar·ric·ci [uh-ree-chee; Italian ahr-reet-chee] /əˈri tʃi; Italian ɑrˈrit tʃi/.
(formerly in fresco painting) a second coat of plaster, somewhat finer than the first coat, applied over the entire surface and on which the drawing for the fresco is done.
Also
arricciato.
Also called
brown coat.
Compare
intonaco.
Origin of arriccio
< Italian, derivative of
arricciare to curl up, make grooves in (
a-
a-5 +
-ricciare, verbal derivative of
riccio hedgehog < Latin
ēricius
Words nearby arriccio
arrhythmia,
arrhythmic,
arrhythmogenic,
arriaga,
arricciato,
arriccio,
arride,
arris,
arrish,
arrival,
arrive