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Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) Morbid temper of the mind; undue predominance of a passion or appetite; mental derangement; bad temper; ill humor.

Distemperate :: Distemperate (a.) Immoderate.

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

Distemperate :: Distemperate (a.) Diseased; disordered.

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.) 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..

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

Stonecrop :: Stonecray (n.) A distemper in hawks.

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

Tempera :: Tempera (n.) A mode or process of painting; distemper.

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

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..

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

Distemperately :: Distemperately (adv.) Unduly.

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

Destemper :: Destemper (n.) A kind of painting. See Distemper.

Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold, or of other qualities; as, the distemperature of the air..

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.) An undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture of parts..

Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Disorder of body; slight illness; distemper.

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