arriccio

[ uh-ree-choh; Italian ahr-reet-chaw ]

noun

, plural ar·ric·cios, ar·ric·ci [uh, -, ree, -chee, ah, r, -, reet, -chee].

1. (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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of arriccio¹

< Italian, derivative of arricciare to curl up, make grooves in ( a- a- ⁵ + -ricciare, verbal derivative of riccio hedgehog < Latin ēricius