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Impastation

[im-peyst]

im·paste

[im-peyst]
verb (used with object), -past·ed, -past·ing. Obsolete.
to cover with or enclose in a paste.

Origin:
1540–50; < Italian impastare. See im-1, paste

im·pas·ta·tion [im-pa-stey-shuhn] , noun
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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impaste (ɪmˈpeɪst)
 
vb
(tr) to apply paint thickly to
 
[C16: from Italian impastare, from pastapaste1]
 
impastation
 
n

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