pastiglia
[ pah-steel-yuh; Italian pahs-tee-lyah ]
/ pɑˈstil yə; Italian pɑsˈti lyɑ /
noun
a plaster used during the Italian Renaissance for bas-relief ornament of furniture, being applied in layers, molded, carved, and gilded.
Nearby words
pasteurizer, pasticcio, pastiche, pasticheur, pasticheuse, pastiglia, pastille, pastime, pastina, pastiness, pasting
Origin of pastiglia
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