Bible Dictionaries
Esso

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A work of art done in gesso.

(2):

(n.) Plaster of Paris, or gypsum, esp. as prepared for use in painting, or in making bas-reliefs and the like; by extension, a plasterlike or pasty material spread upon a surface to fit it for painting or gilding, or a surface so prepared.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Esso'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/esso.html. 1828.