encaustics

[en-kaw-stik]

en·caus·tic

[en-kaw-stik]
adjective
1.
painted with wax colors fixed with heat, or with any process in which colors are burned in.
noun
2.
a work of art produced by an encaustic process.

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Encaustics is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

Origin:
1650–60; < Latin encausticus < Greek enkaustikós for burning in. See en-2, caustic

en·caus·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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