pastose

[ pa-stohs ]

adjective

having a heavy impasto.

Origin of pastose

¹

First recorded in 1775–85, pastose is from the Italian word pastoso doughy. See paste, -ose¹

Other words from pastose

pas·tos·i·ty [pa-stos-i-tee], /pæˈstɒs ɪ ti/, noun

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How to use pastose in a sentence

Taddeo was very bold in his work, and had a manner passing soft and pastose, and very far removed from the hardness often seen.
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His flesh, less clear than it afterwards became, is pastose and burnished.
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His flesh, less clear than it afterwards becomes, is pastose and burnished.
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