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tach·isme (tas̸h′iz′əm; Fr tȧ s̸hēz′m')

noun

a method of action painting in which the paint is splashed, dribbled, etc. upon the canvas in apparently random patterns

Etymology: Fr < tache, a spot (< OFr teche: see tetchy) + isme, -ism

Related Forms:

  • tachiste tach′·iste (-ist; Fr, -s̸hēst′) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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