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impasto definition

im·pasto (im päs′tō, -pas′-)

noun

  1. painting in which the paint is laid thickly on the canvas
  2. paint so laid on

Etymology: It < impastare: see impaste

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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