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<h1>Impastation</h1> <Xpage=733>

<hw>Im`pas*ta"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. See <er>Impaste</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of making into paste; that which is formed into a paste or mixture; specifically, a combination of different substances by means of cements.</def>

<h1>Impaste</h1> <Xpage=733>

<hw>Im*paste"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Impasted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Impasting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Pref. <ets>im-</ets> in + <ets>paste</ets>: cf. It. <ets>impastare</ets>, OF. <ets>empaster</ets>, F. <ets>emp\'83ter</ets>. See 1st <er>In-</er> and <er>Paste</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To knead; to make into paste; to concrete.</def> "Blood . . . baked and <i>impasted</i>."

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>To lay color on canvas by uniting them skillfully together. <mark>[R.]</mark> Cf. <er>Impasto</er>.</def>

<h1>Impasting</h1> <Xpage=733>

<hw>Im*past"ing</hw>, <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>The laying on of colors to produce impasto.</def>

<h1>Impasto</h1> <Xpage=733>

<hw>Im*pas"to</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[It. See <er>Impaste</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>The thickness of the layer or body of pigment applied by the painter to his canvas with especial reference to the juxtaposition of different colors and tints in forming a harmonious whole.</def>

<i>Fairholt.</i>

<h1>Impasture</h1> <Xpage=733>

<hw>Im*pas"ture</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To place in a pasture; to foster.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>T. Adams.</i>

<h1>Impatible</h1> <Xpage=733>

<hw>Im*pat"i*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>impatibilis</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>patibilis</ets> supportable. See <er>Patible</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Not capable of being borne; impassible.</def>

<blockquote>A spirit, and so <b>impatible</b> of material fire. <i>Fuller.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Impatience</h1> <Xpage=733>

<hw>Im*pa"tience</hw> <tt>(?)</tt> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>impacience</ets>, F. <ets>impatience</ets>, fr. L. <ets>impatientia</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being impatient; want of endurance of pain, suffering, opposition, or delay; eagerness for change, or for something expected; restlessness; chafing of spirit; fretfulness; passion; <as>as, the <ex>impatience</ex> of a child or an invalid</as>.</def>

<blockquote>I then, . . . Out of my grief and my <b>impatience</b>, Answered neglectingly. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>With huge <b>impatience</b> he inly swelt More for great sorrow that he could not pass, Than for the burning torment which he felt. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

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<h1>Impatiency</h1> <Xpage=734>

<hw>Im*pa"tien*cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Impatience.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Impatiens</h1> <Xpage=734>

<hw>Im*pa"ti*ens</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., impatient.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants, several species of which have very beautiful flowers; -- so called because the elastic capsules burst when touched, and scatter the seeds with considerable force. Called also <altname>touch-me-not</altname>, <altname>jewelweed</altname>, and <altname>snapweed</altname>. <spn>I. Balsamina</spn> (sometimes called <stype>lady's slipper</stype>) is the common garden balsam.</def>

<h1>Impatient</h1> <Xpage=734>

<hw>Im*pa"tient</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>impacient</ets>, F. <ets>impatient</ets>, fr. L. <ets>impatiens</ets>; pref. <ets>im-</ets> not + <ets>patiens</ets> patient. See <er>Patient</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy; fretful; restless, because of pain, delay, or opposition; eager for change, or for something expected; hasty; passionate; -- often followed by <i>at</i>, <i>for</i>, <i>of</i>, and <i>under</i>.</def>