Definition of temper

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Temper (v. t.) To moisten to a proper consistency and stir thoroughly, as clay for making brick, loam for molding, etc..

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Impetuosity :: Impetuosity (n.) Vehemence, or furiousnes of temper..
Pedicular :: Pedicular (a.) Of or pertaining to lice; having the lousy distemper (phthiriasis); lousy.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humored, or malignant..
Distempering :: Distempering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distempe.
Good-humoredly :: Good-humoredly (adv.) With a cheerful spirit; in a cheerful or good-tempered manner.
Hot-brained :: Hot-brained (a.) Ardent in temper; violent; rash; impetuous; as, hot-brained youth..
Destructive :: Destructive (a.) Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pernicious; -- often with of or to; as, intemperance is destructive of health; evil examples are destructive to the morals of youth..
Spirit :: Spirit (n.) Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state; -- often in the plural; as, to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be downhearted, or in bad spirits..
Chalybean :: Chalybean (a.) Of superior quality and temper; -- applied to steel.
Contemperation :: Contemperation (n.) The act of tempering or moderating.
Churlishness :: Churlishness (n.) Rudeness of manners or temper; lack of kindness or courtesy.
Temperamental :: Temperamental (a.) Of or pertaining to temperament; constitutional.
Moderate :: Moderate (a.) Limited in quantity; sparing; temperate; frugal; as, moderate in eating or drinking; a moderate table..
Temper :: Temper (v. t.) To govern; to manage.
Modesty :: Modesty (n.) The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance; absence of self-assertion, arrogance, and presumption; humility respecting one's own merit..
Peevishness :: Peevishness (n.) The quality of being peevish; disposition to murmur; sourness of temper.
Rasp :: Rasp (v. t.) Hence, figuratively: To grate harshly upon; to offend by coarse or rough treatment or language; as, some sounds rasp the ear; his insults rasped my temper..
Water Bath :: Water bath () A device for regulating the temperature of anything subjected to heat, by surrounding the vessel containing it with another vessel containing water which can be kept at a desired temperature; also, a vessel designed for this purpose..
Tempera :: Tempera (n.) A mode or process of painting; distemper.
Tar :: Tar (n.) A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal, etc., and having a varied composition according to the temperature and material employed in obtaining it..
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