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Attemper :: Attemper (v. t.) To mix in just proportion; to regulate; as, a mind well attempered with kindness and justice..

Brick :: Brick (n.) A block or clay tempered with water, sand, etc., molded into a regular form, usually rectangular, and sun-dried, or burnt in a kiln, or in a heap or stack called a clamp..

Snaggy :: Snaggy (a.) Snappish; cross; ill-tempered.

Contemperature :: Contemperature (n.) The condition of being tempered; proportionate mixture; temperature.

Tempered :: Tempered (a.) Brought to a proper temper; as, tempered steel; having (such) a temper; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a good-tempered or bad-tempered man; a well-tempered sword..

Attempered :: Attempered (imp. & p. p.) of Attempe.

Good-humored :: Good-humored (a.) Having a cheerful spirit and demeanor; good-tempered. See Good-natured.

Good-humoredly :: Good-humoredly (adv.) With a cheerful spirit; in a cheerful or good-tempered manner.

Acrimonious :: Acrimonious (a.) Caustic; bitter-tempered' sarcastic; as, acrimonious dispute, language, temper..

Steel :: Steel (n.) A variety of iron intermediate in composition and properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing between one half of one per cent and one and a half per cent of carbon), and consisting of an alloy of iron with an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in carbon..

Burin :: Burin (n.) The cutting tool of an engraver on metal, used in line engraving. It is made of tempered steel, one end being ground off obliquely so as to produce a sharp point, and the other end inserted in a handle; a graver; also, the similarly shaped tool used by workers in marble..

Distemperment :: Distemperment (n.) Distempered state; distemperature.

Temperable :: Temperable (a.) Capable of being tempered.

Peppery :: Peppery (a.) Fig.: Hot-tempered; passionate; choleric.

Pug :: Pug (n.) Tempered clay; clay moistened and worked so as to be plastic.

Good-tempered :: Good-tempered (a.) Having a good temper; not easily vexed. See Good-natured.

Vixen :: Vixen (n.) A cross, ill-tempered person; -- formerly used of either sex, now only of a woman..

Distempered :: Distempered (imp. & p. p.) of Distempe.

Acid :: Acid (a.) Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar: as, acid fruits or liquors. Also fig.: Sour-tempered..

Ill-tempered :: Ill-tempered (a.) Of bad temper; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish; fretful; quarrelsome.

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