impastation

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noun

The act of making into paste.

OriginFrench impastation →
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Meanings

nounimpastation (countable and uncountable, plural impastations)

plural impastations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of making into paste.
  2. countableuncountableThat which is formed into a paste or mixture; specifically, a combination of different substances by means of cements.

    His impastations, which even reach the skies, spoiled more than one of his paintings.

    1910, Léonce Bénédite, Great Painters of the XIXth Century and Their Paintings, page 66

Origin

  1. Frenchimpastation
  2. Englishimpastation

Borrowed from French impastation. See impaste and impasto.

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APA

impastation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impastation

MLA

“impastation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impastation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impastation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impastation.

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