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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Distemperance :: Distemperance (n.) Distemperature.
Gargil :: Gargil (n.) A distemper in geese, affecting the head..
Distemperate :: Distemperate (a.) Diseased; disordered.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) Political disorder; tumult.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) An undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture of parts..
Destemper :: Destemper (n.) A kind of painting. See Distemper.
Rabid :: Rabid (n.) Affected with the distemper called rabies; mad; as, a rabid dog or fox..
Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Disorder; confusion.
Paracmastic :: Paracmastic (a.) Gradually decreasing; past the acme, or crisis, as a distemper..
Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Perturbation of mind; mental uneasiness.
Distemperate :: Distemperate (a.) Immoderate.
Garget :: Garget (n.) A distemper in hogs, indicated by staggering and loss of appetite..
Blendwater :: Blendwater (n.) A distemper incident to cattle, in which their livers are affected..
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..
Tempera :: Tempera (n.) A mode or process of painting; distemper.
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..
Distemperment :: Distemperment (n.) Distempered state; distemperature.
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 mix (colors) in the way of distemper; as, to distemper colors with size..
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease..
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