frequentness

[Eng. frequent; -ne .] The quality or state of occurring or being done fre quently; frequency. *fres, *frese, s . [O. Sax. frésa ; O. Fris. frása, frés : O. H. Ger. freisa .] Danger, risk, hesitation, doubt. "Putt thi hande in my side, no fres ." Towneley Mysteries , p. 291, marine; gō, põt, pine, pit, sire, sir, IMG:content-0139.png:[blocks in formation] "Hellish sprites Love more the fresco of the nights." Prior: Hans Carvel. *2. A cool, refreshing drink, or liquor. 3. A painting executed by the proce described under II. "His frescos not pleasing he returned to Rome."- Wal pole : Anecdotes of Painting , vol. i., ch. vii. II. Art : A kind of painting performed on fresh plaster, or on a wall covered with mortar not quite dry, and with water-colors. The plaster is only to be laid on as the painting proceeds, no more being done at once than the painter can dispatch in a day. The colors, being prepared with water, and applied over plaster quite fresh, become incorporated with the plaster, and retain their beauty for a great length of time. The art, which is employed generally for large pictures on walls or ceilings, was understood by the ancients. The Romans cut out plaster paintings on brick walls at Sparta, packed them up in wooden cases, and transported them to Rome. Fresco painting was first made of real importance by the Italians, in the sixteenth century. It is a very common error in this country with antiquaries and writers in general to term the ancient paintings frequently found on church walls, ., frescoes; but there is scarcely an instance of a genuine fresco among them. They are distemper paintings on plaster, and quite distinct in their style, durability, and mode of manipulation. ( Weale , Fairholt , .) frěs-cō, v. t. [FRESCO, 8.] To paint or decorate in fresco, as walls.