Also 6 (from It.) freskata. [a. F. frescade (Cotgr.), ad. It. frescata, f. fresco cool, FRESH.] A cool walk; a shady alley.
[1630. R. Johnson, Relations of the Most Famous Kingdoms, etc., 7. Nor have those under the Torride Zone so much need of the Romane Grottaes or Freskataes for to coole them.]
1656–81. Blount, Glossogr., Frescades, refreshments; as (in Summer time) light garments, cool air, cool places, cool drinks, Bowres or shades over-spread with green boughs.
1757. J. H. Grose, A Voyage to the East-Indies, 678. They have country-recesses a little way out of town, where they reside, or go in parties to enjoy themselves in their gardens and frescades, by the side of the waters with which they are furnished.
1832. Fraser’s Mag., IV. Jan., 706/1. The fragrant orangeries,—the grateful frescades,—the many-twinkling fountains,—the classic statuary.
