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..
Gargol :: Gargol (n.) A distemper in swine; garget.
Distemperate :: Distemperate (a.) Immoderate.
Cowleeching :: Cowleeching (n.) Healing the distemper of cows.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) An undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture of parts..
Garget :: Garget (n.) A distemper in hogs, indicated by staggering and loss of appetite..
Stonecrop :: Stonecray (n.) A distemper in hawks.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humored, or malignant..
Tempera :: Tempera (n.) A mode or process of painting; 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..
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..
Paracmastic :: Paracmastic (a.) Gradually decreasing; past the acme, or crisis, as a distemper..
Gargil :: Gargil (n.) A distemper in geese, affecting the head..
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 painting done with this preparation.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of.
Destemper :: Destemper (n.) A kind of painting. See Distemper.
Waterwork :: Waterwork (n.) Painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas or walls, -- formerly, frequently taking the place of tapestry..
Distempering :: Distempering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distempe.
Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold, or of other qualities; as, the distemperature of the air..
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