secco
/ˈsɛkoʊ/
adjective
- (of wine) dry, not sweet.
- The sommelier recommended a secco white wine to pair with the fish.
- I prefer a secco Prosecco over a sweet one.
- This Italian wine is labeled 'secco' because it has no residual sugar.
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noun
- A technique of mural painting on dry plaster, as opposed to fresco.
- The artist used secco to add fine details to the wall painting.
- The conservator identified areas of secco that had flaked off over time.
- Many Renaissance paintings were finished in secco after the fresco base dried.