| Pronunciation: | | im'pastow
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| Matching Terms: | | impastation, impaste, impasting, impasture
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| | Definition: | | [n] painting that applies the pigment thickly so that brush or palette knife marks are visible |
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| | See Also: | | painting |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Im*pas"to\, n. [It. See {Impaste}.] (Paint.)
The thickness of the layer or body of pigment applied by the
painter to his canvas with especial reference to the
juxtaposition of different colors and tints in forming a
harmonious whole. --Fairholt.
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