al fresco

al fresco
al fresco 1753, Italian, lit. "in the fresh (air)." Italian al represents a contraction of words from L. ad "to" (see AD- (Cf. ad-)) + ille "that." Alfresco also meant "painted on plaster that was still fresh or moist" (1764; see FRESCO (Cf. fresco)).

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