Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gesso

1 sense of gesso

Sense 1
gesso -- (gypsum or plaster of Paris spread on a surface to make it suitable for painting or gilding (or a surface so prepared))
       => gypsum -- (a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris))
       => plaster of Paris, plaster -- (any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs)