tempera
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pər noun
1.
2.
a painting executed in this technique.
3.
a water paint used in this technique in which the egg-water or egg-oil emulsion is used as a binder. Compare distemper2 ( defs 1, 2 ).
Origin:
1825–35; < Italian, short for (pingere a) tempera (painting in) distemper, derivative of temperare to mingle, temper; see temper
1825–35; < Italian, short for (pingere a) tempera (painting in) distemper, derivative of temperare to mingle, temper; see temper
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| —n | |
| 1. | a painting medium for powdered pigments, consisting usually of egg yolk and water |
| 2. | a. any emulsion used as a painting medium, with casein, glue, wax, etc, as a base |
| b. the paint made from mixing this with pigment | |
| 3. | the technique of painting with tempera |
| [C19: from Italian phrase pingere a tempera painting in tempera, from temperare to mingle; see | |
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Word Origin & History
tempera
1832, from It. tempera (in phrase pingere a tempera), from temperare "to mix colors, temper," from L. temperare "to mix" (see temper).
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Example sentences
For much of his career he painted not only in watercolors but in tempera, a pigment and egg-white medium that predates oil paint.
Oils allow painters to use techniques unimaginable with egg tempera.
Wyeth's favorite media were watercolor and egg tempera.
Next time it rains, sprinkle lots of powdered tempera paints on a piece of paper.
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