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Impasting

Impaste \Im*paste"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Impasting.] [Pref. im- in + paste: cf. It. impastare, OF. empaster, F. emp[^a]ter. See 1st In- and Paste.]

  1. To knead; to make into paste; to concrete. ``Blood . . . baked and impasted.''
    --Shak.

  2. (Paint.) To lay color on canvas by uniting them skillfully together. Cf. Impasto. [R.]

Impasting

Impasting \Im*past"ing\, (Paint.) The laying on of colors to produce impasto.

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impasting

vb. (present participle of impaste English)