imˈpa(ˌ)stō, -pä-, -paa-, -pȧ- noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Italian, from impastare
: the thick application of a pigment to a canvas or panel in painting
impasto tempera — Ralph Mayer
impasto effects — Yankee
also : the body of pigment so applied
paint laid on in so thick an impasto that it appears almost in bas-relief — R.M.Coates