Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The art or an example of painting on dry plaster.
- adjective Of or being a kind of recitative in which the words are sung rapidly to minimal accompaniment, usually just continuo.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the fine arts, same as
tempera painting (which see, undertempera ). Also calledfresco secco . - In music, unaccompanied; plain. See
recitative .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Dry.
- adjective painting on dry plaster, as distinguished from
fresco painting , which is on wet or fresh plaster.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective art
dry
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Wert also contributed to Il Lauro secco (1582) and Il Lauro verde (1583), collections of madrigals, mostly by Ferrarese composers, assembled in honour of Laura Peverara, another member of the ensemble.
Archive 2009-06-01 Lu 2009
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Concurrently with these experiments, Levi-Montalcini made “a secco” engravings on white paper, whose reliefs produced variations of light.
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Now, however, through the application of instrumental analytical investigations, it is possible to demonstrate that a mixed technique involving both alfresco and al secco was employed.
The Byzantine wall paintings from the protaton church on Mount Athos, Greece: tradition and science 2008
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Forse quando due Zune cercano di scambiarsi dati, uno dei due ci resta secco?
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Recitative comes in two main forms, semplice or secco, which comprises most of the dialogue, and accompagnato or obbligato, which is reserved for passages requiring particular dramatic emphasis, though fully spoken parts (parlante), were not uncommon, particularly in Mozart.
'An assiduous frequenter of the Italian opera': Shelley’s Prometheus Unbound and the opera buffa 2005
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Sometimes, it seems, fictional exchange gains were booked on what really were simply loans, a phenomenon criticized by some casuists as “dry exchange” or cambio secco.
Making Money the Medici Way-And Spending It the Modern Way 2005
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Sometimes, it seems, fictional exchange gains were booked on what really were simply loans, a phenomenon criticized by some casuists as “dry exchange” or cambio secco.
Making Money the Medici Way���And Spending It the Modern Way 2005
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Sometimes, it seems, fictional exchange gains were booked on what really were simply loans, a phenomenon criticized by some casuists as “dry exchange” or cambio secco.
Making Money the Medici Way-And Spending It the Modern Way 2005
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Sometimes, it seems, fictional exchange gains were booked on what really were simply loans, a phenomenon criticized by some casuists as “dry exchange” or cambio secco.
Making Money the Medici Way���And Spending It the Modern Way 2005
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Sometimes, it seems, fictional exchange gains were booked on what really were simply loans, a phenomenon criticized by some casuists as “dry exchange” or cambio secco.
Making Money the Medici Way-And Spending It the Modern Way 2005
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