1. covered with gesso (a plaster-based primer used in painting and gilding)
Usage: art and craft contexts

1. past tense and past participle of gesso; to coat or prepare a surface with gesso
Usage: art and craft contexts

Examples

• The artist gessoed the canvas before beginning to paint.
• A gessoed surface provides an ideal base for oil or acrylic paints.
• She gessoed the wooden panel to seal it and create a smooth painting surface.
• The gessoed board was left to dry overnight before the underpainting began.
• He carefully gessoed each frame to prepare it for gilding.