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impasto

im·pas·to [ im pástō, im pstō ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. technique of painting thickly: in art, the technique of applying paint so thickly that brush or knife strokes can be seen

2. paint thickly applied: in art, paint applied so thickly that brush or knife strokes can be seen

[Late 18th century. < Italian, past participle of impastare "paint thickly, encrust"]
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