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.) Morbid temper of the mind; undue predominance of a passion or appetite; mental derangement; bad temper; ill humor.
Distemperate :: Distemperate (a.) Immoderate.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of.
Garget :: Garget (n.) A distemper in hogs, indicated by staggering and loss of appetite..
Paracmastic :: Paracmastic (a.) Gradually decreasing; past the acme, or crisis, as a distemper..
Gargil :: Gargil (n.) A distemper in geese, affecting the head..
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.) Severity of climate; extreme weather, whether hot or cold..
Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Disorder of body; slight illness; distemper.
Distemperance :: Distemperance (n.) Distemperature.
Distemperate :: Distemperate (a.) Diseased; disordered.
Distempering :: Distempering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distempe.
Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold, or of other qualities; as, the distemperature of the air..
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease..
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To mix (colors) in the way of distemper; as, to distemper colors with size..
Distemperately :: Distemperately (adv.) Unduly.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) Political disorder; tumult.
Gargol :: Gargol (n.) A distemper in swine; garget.
Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Disorder; confusion.
Tempera :: Tempera (n.) A mode or process of painting; distemper.
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