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impaste

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im⋅paste

  [im-peyst]
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–verb (used with object), -past⋅ed, -past⋅ing. Obsolete.
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
Origin:
1540–50; < It impastare. See im- 1 , paste

Related forms:
im⋅pas⋅ta⋅tion  [im-pa-stey-shuhn] , noun
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im·paste   (ĭm-pāst')   
tr.v.   im·past·ed, im·past·ing, im·pastes

  1. To enclose with or as if with a paste or crust.

  2. To paint by applying thick layers of pigment.

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