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Definition of distemper

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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..

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Atrocious :: Atrocious (a.) Very grievous or violent; terrible; as, atrocious distempers..

Distemperately :: Distemperately (adv.) Unduly.

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

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

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

Gargol :: Gargol (n.) A distemper in swine; garget.

Gargil :: Gargil (n.) A distemper in geese, affecting the head..

Cowleeching :: Cowleeching (n.) Healing the distemper of cows.

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

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

Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To intoxicate.

Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humored, or malignant..

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..

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

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

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

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.) 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..

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..

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