Definition of distemper

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Distemper (v. t.) To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of.

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Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) An undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture of parts..
Distemperately :: Distemperately (adv.) Unduly.
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 intoxicate.
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..
Blendwater :: Blendwater (n.) A distemper incident to cattle, in which their livers are affected..
Paracmastic :: Paracmastic (a.) Gradually decreasing; past the acme, or crisis, as a distemper..
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) Political disorder; tumult.
Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Disorder; confusion.
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..
Distemperate :: Distemperate (a.) Diseased; disordered.
Gargol :: Gargol (n.) A distemper in swine; garget.
Garget :: Garget (n.) A distemper in hogs, indicated by staggering and loss of appetite..
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease..
Distempered :: Distempered (imp. & p. p.) of Distempe.
Rabid :: Rabid (n.) Affected with the distemper called rabies; mad; as, a rabid dog or fox..
Distemperate :: Distemperate (a.) Immoderate.
Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Disorder of body; slight illness; 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..
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