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Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) A morbid state of the animal system; indisposition; malady; disorder; -- at present chiefly applied to diseases of brutes; as, a distemper in dogs; the horse distemper; the horn distemper in cattle..

Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) Severity of climate; extreme weather, whether hot or cold..

Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) Morbid temper of the mind; undue predominance of a passion or appetite; mental derangement; bad temper; ill humor.

Malady :: Malady (n.) Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder..

Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Disorder; confusion.

Rinderpest :: Rinderpest (n.) A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; -- called also cattle plague, Russian cattle plague, and steppe murrain..

Rabid :: Rabid (n.) Affected with the distemper called rabies; mad; as, a rabid dog or fox..

Distempering :: Distempering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distempe.

Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) Political disorder; tumult.

Pedicular :: Pedicular (a.) Of or pertaining to lice; having the lousy distemper (phthiriasis); lousy.

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

Garget :: Garget (n.) A distemper in hogs, indicated by staggering and loss of appetite..

Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold, or of other qualities; as, the distemperature of the air..

Waterwork :: Waterwork (n.) Painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas or walls, -- formerly, frequently taking the place of tapestry..

Rot :: Rot (n.) A fatal distemper which attacks sheep and sometimes other animals. It is due to the presence of a parasitic worm in the liver or gall bladder. See 1st Fluke, 2..

Paracmastic :: Paracmastic (a.) Gradually decreasing; past the acme, or crisis, as a distemper..

Blendwater :: Blendwater (n.) A distemper incident to cattle, in which their livers are affected..

Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To mix (colors) in the way of distemper; as, to distemper colors with size..

Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) A painting done with this preparation.

Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) An undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture of parts..

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