gessoes
/ˈdʒɛsoʊz/
noun
- Plural of gesso; a white, paint-like substance used to prepare surfaces for painting or gilding.
- She mixed her own gessoes using rabbit-skin glue and chalk.
- The old wooden panel was covered with cracked gessoes that needed to be repaired.
- The artist applied several layers of gessoes to the canvas before starting the oil painting.