Definition of distemper

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

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Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) Severity of climate; extreme weather, whether hot or cold..
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..
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) A painting done with this preparation.
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..
Blendwater :: Blendwater (n.) A distemper incident to cattle, in which their livers are affected..
Stonecrop :: Stonecray (n.) A distemper in hawks.
Distempering :: Distempering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distempe.
Atrocious :: Atrocious (a.) Very grievous or violent; terrible; as, atrocious distempers..
Cowleeching :: Cowleeching (n.) Healing the distemper of cows.
Distempered :: Distempered (imp. & p. p.) of Distempe.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) Morbid temper of the mind; undue predominance of a passion or appetite; mental derangement; bad temper; ill humor.
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..
Distemperment :: Distemperment (n.) Distempered state; distemperature.
Garget :: Garget (n.) A distemper in hogs, indicated by staggering and loss of appetite..
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..
Distemperance :: Distemperance (n.) Distemperature.
Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Perturbation of mind; mental uneasiness.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To mix (colors) in the way of distemper; as, to distemper colors with size..
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) An undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture of parts..
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