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| im·pas·to [ im pástō, im pstō ] |
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1. technique of painting thickly: in art, the technique of applying paint so thickly that brush or knife strokes can be seen
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2. paint thickly applied: in art, paint applied so thickly that brush or knife strokes can be seen
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| [Late 18th century. < Italian, past participle of impastare "paint thickly, encrust"] |
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