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