different between impasto vs impaste

English

Noun

impasto (countable and uncountable, plural impastos)

1. (painting) The use of a thick-bodied paint to create sizable peaks and crests in an image.

Derived terms

• impastoed

Translations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:impasto.

Verb

impasto (third-person singular simple present impastoes, present participle impastoing, simple past and past participle impastoed)

1. (painting) to paint in thick-bodied paint; to paint in impasto style

Anagrams

• ampotis

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /im?pas.to/
• Rhymes: -asto

Noun

impasto m (plural impasti)

1. mixture, dough, kneading, crumb
2. impasto

Related terms

• impastare

Verb

impasto

1. first-person singular present of impastare

Anagrams

• imposta

English

Etymology

From im- (“in”) +? paste. Compare Italian impastare, Old French empaster.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?pe?st/
• Rhymes: -e?st

Verb

impaste (third-person singular simple present impastes, present participle impasting, simple past and past participle impasted)

1. (transitive, archaic) To knead; to make into paste; to concrete.
2. (art) To lay colours thickly on canvas by the impasto technique.

References

impaste in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• pastime, site map, sitemap