PENTIMENTO


Meaning of PENTIMENTO in English

/pen'teuh men"toh/ , n. , pl. pentimenti /-tee/ . Painting.

the presence or emergence of earlier images, forms, or strokes that have been changed and painted over.

[ 1900-05; penti ( re ) to repent ( paenitere to regret) + -mento -MENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .