Gessoes

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Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of gesso: a white preparatory coating of gypsum or plaster of Paris applied to surfaces before painting or gilding.

“The artist prepared several canvases with gessoes before beginning her oil paintings.”

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primersgroundscoatings

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Wordle

Contains double S and ends in -OES, the GES- start is unusual in Wordle

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Scrabble

G(2)+E(1)+S(1)+S(1)+O(1)+E(1)+S(1)=8 points, double S is helpful for parallel plays

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esses gesso ogees segos egos eses esse gees gess goes goss ogee sees sess

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