Definition of distemper

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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..

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Distemperate :: Distemperate (a.) Diseased; disordered.
Stonecrop :: Stonecray (n.) A distemper in hawks.
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.
Gargol :: Gargol (n.) A distemper in swine; garget.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) An undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture of parts..
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of.
Distempering :: Distempering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distempe.
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..
Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Perturbation of mind; mental uneasiness.
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.) 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..
Distempered :: Distempered (imp. & p. p.) of Distempe.
Blendwater :: Blendwater (n.) A distemper incident to cattle, in which their livers are affected..
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 of body; slight illness; distemper.
Distemperance :: Distemperance (n.) Distemperature.
Distemperate :: Distemperate (a.) Immoderate.
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