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pastiglia

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[pah-steel-yuh, pahs-tee-lyah] / pɑˈstil yə, pɑsˈti lyɑ /

noun

  1. a plaster used during the Italian Renaissance for bas-relief ornament of furniture, being applied in layers, molded, carved, and gilded.

Etymology

Origin of pastiglia

1925–30; < Italian < Spanish pastilla. See pastille

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