pentimento

pen ti men to |ˌpentəˈmentō ˌpɛntəˈmɛntoʊ | ▶noun ( pl. pentimenti |-ˈmentē | ) a visible trace of earlier painting beneath a layer or layers of paint on a canvas. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Italian, literally ‘repentance. ’

pentimento

pentimento |ˌpɛntɪˈmɛntəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. pentimenti |-tiː | ) a visible trace of earlier painting beneath a layer or layers of paint on a canvas. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Italian, literally ‘repentance ’.