Definition of distemper

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

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Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) An undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture of parts..
Distemperment :: Distemperment (n.) Distempered state; distemperature.
Distempered :: Distempered (imp. & p. p.) of Distempe.
Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold, or of other qualities; as, the distemperature of the air..
Distempering :: Distempering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distempe.
Gargil :: Gargil (n.) A distemper in geese, affecting the head..
Stonecrop :: Stonecray (n.) A distemper in hawks.
Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Disorder of body; slight illness; distemper.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) A preparation of opaque or body colors, in which the pigments are tempered or diluted with weak glue or size (cf. Tempera) instead of oil, usually for scene painting, or for walls and ceilings of rooms..
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease..
Cowleeching :: Cowleeching (n.) Healing the distemper of cows.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) Severity of climate; extreme weather, whether hot or cold..
Pedicular :: Pedicular (a.) Of or pertaining to lice; having the lousy distemper (phthiriasis); lousy.
Paracmastic :: Paracmastic (a.) Gradually decreasing; past the acme, or crisis, as a distemper..
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..
Gargol :: Gargol (n.) A distemper in swine; garget.
Destemper :: Destemper (n.) A kind of painting. See Distemper.
Tempera :: Tempera (n.) A mode or process of painting; distemper.
Distemperance :: Distemperance (n.) Distemperature.
Waterwork :: Waterwork (n.) Painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas or walls, -- formerly, frequently taking the place of tapestry..
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