Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In music, quickness of movement or execution; rapidity.
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- noun art A painting technique which uses a series of fast brushstrokes to create the impression of faces and objects, rather than working out their details
Etymologies
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From Italian
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Examples
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Pol.vol. v.] [Footnote 387: Imbarcatosi adunque sua S.R. ad un hora di giorno, passo a Doure nell 'Isola in tre hore et mezza che fu camino di quaranta miglia fatto con extraordinaria prestezza.
The Reign of Mary Tudor James Anthony Froude 1856
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Due cose sono necessarie, prestezza e risoluzione. "
The works of John Dryden, $c now first collected in eighteen volumes. $p Volume 07 John Dryden 1665
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