单词 | al fresco |
释义 | al frescov. transitive with it. To spend time outdoors, spec. to dine outdoors. ΚΠ 1822 L. Hunt Recoll. Writers 214 Of putting on his shirt as he returns, or even of alfrescoing it without one. 1980 E. K. Gann Brain 2000 179 He would be al-frescoing it in Sausalito with his current delight, one Naomi Ching. 1997 Insiders' Guide to Louisville & Southern Indiana (ed. 2) 54/1 Al frescoing it on the wide, columned porch is one of the city's great fresh-air treats. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). al frescoadv.n.adj. A. adv. 1. In the open air; outdoors. Now esp. with reference to dining outside. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > [adverb] > out of doors outOE without doorc1275 thereoutc1325 abroad?c1335 out at door (also doors)c1386 out of doors1530 thereforthc1540 forth adoors1607 forth of door(s1607 without doors1617 al fresco1717 outdoorsa1729 out-by1753 the world > matter > gas > air > fresh air > [adverb] > in the open air or outdoors outc1175 outside1653 al fresco1717 outdoorsa1729 subaerially1848 1717 ‘W. Freeman’ Let. 12 May (1757) i. 2 You were prevented from passing the evening al fresco. 1753 E. Haywood Hist. Jemmy & Jenny Jessamy I. v. 53 It was good for her ladyship's health to be thus alfresco. 1761 T. Smollett tr. A. R. Le Sage Gil Blas iv. i. 113 To ventilate my passion here al fresco. 1859 Harper's Mag. May 760/2 Most of them could look out from the extensive tables and scan their riders recreating al fresco under rude booths. 1884 J. Colborne With Hicks Pasha in Soudan 218 We enjoyed our coffee al fresco in the cool lantern-lit garden. 1936 Stage June 15/2 Luncheon, cocktails, or dinner are served al fresco here. 1992 High Life (Brit. Airways) Nov. 63/2 Eating al fresco, lolling in the sun, Bellinis on the beach, and other lightweight pastimes. 2. Art. With reference to mural painting: on fresh plaster, in fresco (fresco n. 2a). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [adverb] > mural > fresco in wet1622 a frescac1660 al fresco1756 1756 G. Smith tr. Laboratory II. (new ed.) xiv. 286 He got himself renowned by painting al Fresco. 1852 J. B. Burke Visitation Seats & Arms Noblemen & Gentlemen I. 149/2 The walls of the piazzas are painted al fresco, with the adventures of Ulysses, by Van Koepen. 1886 Athenæum 6 Mar. 333/1 The prehistoric artist worked al fresco, executing patterns or figures. 1902 tr. in Literary Collector Aug. 113/2 The picture was executed al fresco. 1992 E. Kuryluk Cent. 21 13 Campo Santo where, painted al fresco, angels flutter and frolic. B. n. Art. The technique of painting on fresh plaster; a work executed in this way, a fresco. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > work of art > [noun] > types of > executed in specific manner perspective1597 grotesque1643 al fresco1756 gesso1759 polychrome1801 transfer1839 rangoli1884 trompe l'œil1889 retardataire1903 environment1962 CAD1965 photo work1981 Georgiana1989 1756 G. Smith tr. Laboratory II. (new ed.) xiv. 284 He excelled chiefly in al fresco, wherein he imitated the famous Corregio. 1757 tr. F. L. Norden Compend. Trav. 158 It is far above the Al-fresco, and the Mosaic, and lasts longer. 1853 ‘J. W. Whitecross’ Sketches & Characters i. 31 The Vatican al frescoes. 1856 E. Galt Camp & Cutter iii. 13 The al frescoes on the roof are gorgeous in the extreme. 1916 Brooklyn Mus. Q. 3 97 This painting is executed in ‘Al Fresco’ directly on the stone wall. C. adj. 1. Existing or taking place outdoors; open-air. Now esp. with reference to dining outside. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > [adjective] > outdoor outward1546 without doors1654 outdoor1748 al fresco1760 extra-foraneous1781 out of doors1822 open air1830 open-airish1837 outstationed1862 the world > matter > gas > air > fresh air > [adjective] > that exists or is done in the open air outward1546 subdial1647 without doors1654 subaeriala1703 outdoor1748 al fresco1760 extra-foraneous1781 out of door1786 out of doors1822 open air1851 open-aired1873 hypaethral1875 out-by1896 1760 R. Griffith & E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances (ed. 2) I. cxxv. 240 Have you not been treated with spiced Meats, in the Dog-days, and Al fresco Deserts at Christmas? 1811 L.-M. Hawkins Countess & Gertrude I. ii. 32 A little lad who had reported an alfresco orchestra as consisting of two horns and a hautboy. 1816 J. Austen Emma III. vi. 92 Mr. Woodhouse was safely conveyed in his carriage..to partake of this al-fresco party. View more context for this quotation 1881 Daily Tel. 23 Feb. The pillared archway of Clement's Inn..a once favourite ‘al fresco’ emporium of hot eel soup. 1942 E. Ferber Saratoga Trunk (new ed.) xiii. 257 She enjoyed the al fresco dining at the outlying inns and restaurants. 1974 Billboard 15 June 19/3 The union is giving lesser known players an opportunity to star in these popular alfresco concerts. 2005 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 24 July (Seven Days section) 20/1 An al fresco supper of a bag of chips and a bottle of ginger. 2. Art. Painted on fresh plaster; of or relating to work executed in this way. ΚΠ 1766 tr. G.-F. P. de Saint-Foix Hist. Ess. upon Paris I. 36 The painting al fresco, the pictures, the tapestry, [etc.]. 1829 J. Murray Glance at Beauties & Sublimities Switzerland vi. 146 The celebrated al fresco painting of ‘The Last Supper’, by Leonardo da Vinci. 1868 Chromolithograph 19 Dec. 164/1 Mosaics..are extremely durable and not to be injured by climate as is the case with al-fresco painting in this country. 1909 Publishers' Weekly 31 July 262/1 It has attracted the attention of connoisseurs as splendid examples of pure al fresco work. 1939 Burlington Mag. Sept. 108/1 The painting of the flesh—which is consistently al fresco. 2006 News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington) (Nexis) 18 Nov. e1 The al fresco technique of mixing pigments with fresh plaster. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1822adv.n.adj.1717 |
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