Definition of Tempera

1. Noun. Pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk.

Exact synonyms: Poster Color, Poster Colour, Poster Paint
Generic synonyms: Water-base Paint

Definition of Tempera

1. n. A mode or process of painting; distemper.

2. n. A mode or process of painting; distemper.

Definition of Tempera

1. a technique of painting [n -S]

Medical Definition of Tempera

1. A mode or process of painting; distemper. The term is applied especially to early Italian painting, common vehicles of which were yolk of egg, yolk and white of egg mixed together, the white juice of the fig tree, and the like. Origin: It. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tempera

temerariously
temerariousness
temerities
temerity
temerity
temerous
temes
Temnospondyli
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temped
tempeh
tempehs
temper
temper
tempera (current term)
tempera (current term)
temperable
temperament
temperament
temperamental
temperamentally
temperaments
temperance
temperance
temperances
temperas
temperate
temperate
temperately
temperateness

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