Definition of distemper

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

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Atrocious :: Atrocious (a.) Very grievous or violent; terrible; as, atrocious distempers..
Blendwater :: Blendwater (n.) A distemper incident to cattle, in which their livers are affected..
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease..
Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold, or of other qualities; as, the distemperature of the air..
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..
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.) Morbid temper of the mind; undue predominance of a passion or appetite; mental derangement; bad temper; ill humor.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of.
Gargil :: Gargil (n.) A distemper in geese, affecting the head..
Stonecrop :: Stonecray (n.) A distemper in hawks.
Distemperate :: Distemperate (a.) Immoderate.
Destemper :: Destemper (n.) A kind of painting. See Distemper.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) Severity of climate; extreme weather, whether hot or cold..
Waterwork :: Waterwork (n.) Painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas or walls, -- formerly, frequently taking the place of tapestry..
Distempering :: Distempering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distempe.
Cowleeching :: Cowleeching (n.) Healing the distemper of cows.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To mix (colors) in the way of distemper; as, to distemper colors with size..
Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Disorder; confusion.
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..
Distempered :: Distempered (imp. & p. p.) of Distempe.
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