wall painting

noun

: fresco

Examples of wall painting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Palace wall paintings, floral motifs and intricate carvings are used in modern forms for silver and champagne gold anchor statement earrings, layered necklaces, cuffs, rings, brooches and belts. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

The opera house is worth a visit for its frescoed ceilings and wall paintings in the lobby area alone. — Lucy Handley, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Tuck is focusing on wall paintings the middle class had inside smaller houses and how the subject matter differed from murals inside elite homes. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

The 3,000-year-old monument contains colorful wall paintings as well as inscriptions identifying the former occupant as a man named Paser. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1688, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wall painting

• acquainting
• repainting
• fainting
• tainting