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prestezza

prestezza noun: a painting technique which uses a series of fast brushstrokes to create the impression of faces and objects, rather than working out their details.

Noun

prestezza (uncountable)

  1. A painting technique which uses a series of fast brushstrokes to create the impression of faces and objects, rather than working out their details

Origin of prestezza

From Italian.

Questions about prestezza

What does prestezza mean?
Prestezza means a painting technique which uses a series of fast brushstrokes to create the impression of faces and objects, rather than working out their details.
What part of speech is prestezza?
Prestezza is a noun.

Words near prestezza in the dictionary

  1. presternum
  2. presteroid
  3. presteroidal
  4. presters
  5. prestes
  6. prestezza
  7. Presthope
  8. Presti
  9. Prestia
  10. Prestias
  11. Prestidge

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