pastiglia

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pastiglia

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From Italian pastiglia. Doublet of pastegh, pastel, pastila, pastilla, and pastille.

noun

uncountable Low relief decoration, normally modelled in gesso or white lead, applied to build up a surface that may then be gilded or painted, or left plain. But it was the white-lead pastiglia box that was closest to the cassone in both form and decoration.

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@misc{pastiglia_2026,
  title = {pastiglia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pastiglia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}