Definition of distemper

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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..

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Waterwork :: Waterwork (n.) Painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas or walls, -- formerly, frequently taking the place of tapestry..
Stonecrop :: Stonecray (n.) A distemper in hawks.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) Morbid temper of the mind; undue predominance of a passion or appetite; mental derangement; bad temper; ill humor.
Atrocious :: Atrocious (a.) Very grievous or violent; terrible; as, atrocious distempers..
Distemperate :: Distemperate (a.) Diseased; disordered.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) Severity of climate; extreme weather, whether hot or cold..
Rabid :: Rabid (n.) Affected with the distemper called rabies; mad; as, a rabid dog or fox..
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) A painting done with this preparation.
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.) To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease..
Distemperately :: Distemperately (adv.) Unduly.
Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold, or of other qualities; as, the distemperature of the air..
Distemperate :: Distemperate (a.) Immoderate.
Distempered :: Distempered (imp. & p. p.) of Distempe.
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..
Paracmastic :: Paracmastic (a.) Gradually decreasing; past the acme, or crisis, as a distemper..
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..
Gargil :: Gargil (n.) A distemper in geese, affecting the head..
Pedicular :: Pedicular (a.) Of or pertaining to lice; having the lousy distemper (phthiriasis); lousy.
Gargol :: Gargol (n.) A distemper in swine; garget.
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