Word of the day: impasto

The word of the day is impasto:

1. the laying on of paint thickly.
2. the paint so laid on.
3. enamel or slip applied to a ceramic object to form a decoration in low relief.

(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/impasto)

"In the darkness and confusion and rain, Indians, Africans, and Europeans on both sides smashed clumsily at each other with sticks and blades...  Covered with a thick impasto of blood and earth, shouting and sobbing, the two forces assailed each other without compunction."

 - Charles Mann, 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created