English Explanatory Dictionary

impaste

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To knead; to make into paste; to concrete.
  2. To lay colours thickly on canvas by the impasto technique.

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈpeɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-impaste.wav

Word forms

impaste impastes impasting impasted

Etymology

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

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