Definition of Temperas

1. tempera [n] - See also: tempera

Lexicographical Neighbors of Temperas

temper
temper'd
temper tantrum
temper tantrums
tempera
temperable
temperament
temperamental
temperamentalities
temperamentality
temperamentally
temperaments
temperance
temperances
temperancy
temperas (current term)
temperate
temperate bacteriophage
temperate phage
temperate rain forest
temperate rainforest
temperate virus
temperate zone
temperate zones
temperately
temperateness
temperatenesses
temperative
temperature
temperature-compensated vaporiser

Literary usage of Temperas

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life of William Blake by Alexander Gilchrist (1907)
"Among other things, these temperas, so interesting in their original position, ... Like most of Blake's " temperas " and " frescoes," they are blistered and ..."

2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1845)
"For temperas (vehicles) many recipes are given. There are two kinds of egg tempera ... White lead, according to him, may be used with all temperas. ..."

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