wall painting

noun

: fresco

Examples of wall painting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Leave a comment View Comments During this time, there is only evidence of Tyrian purple being used for textiles and wall paintings. Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 26 June 2024 Tyrian purple pigment is mainly preserved in wall paintings and coffins, Giecco said. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024 Room for interpretation Artists and gallerists have approached their booth’s parameters in different ways, with some spaces set up with a more traditional feel of a gallery’s floor sculptures and wall paintings, laid out how a thumb-sized visitor might engage with the space. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024 Behind the left-field wall at Es Con Field Hokkaido, on the other side of the visiting bullpen, beyond three rows of seats and a concourse, there is a wall painting that measures approximately 22 feet wide and 18 feet high. Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wall painting 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1688, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wall painting was circa 1688

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“Wall painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20painting. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.

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