Definition of distemper

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

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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.) 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..
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To intoxicate.
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..
Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Disorder; confusion.
Stonecrop :: Stonecray (n.) A distemper in hawks.
Blendwater :: Blendwater (n.) A distemper incident to cattle, in which their livers are affected..
Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Disorder of body; slight illness; distemper.
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 deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humored, or malignant..
Distempered :: Distempered (imp. & p. p.) of Distempe.
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.) Severity of climate; extreme weather, whether hot or cold..
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.
Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Perturbation of mind; mental uneasiness.
Distempering :: Distempering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distempe.
Rabid :: Rabid (n.) Affected with the distemper called rabies; mad; as, a rabid dog or fox..
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) An undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture of parts..
Paracmastic :: Paracmastic (a.) Gradually decreasing; past the acme, or crisis, as a distemper..
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