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1. (n.) distemper
a deranged condition of mind or body; a disorder or disease:
a feverish distemper.
2. distemper
disorder or disturbance, esp. of a political nature.
3. (v.t.) distemper
Obs. to derange physically or mentally.
4. (n.) distemper
a technique of decorative painting in which glue or gum is used as a binder or medium to achieve a mat surface and rapid drying.
5. distemper
a painting executed by this method.
6. (v.t.) distemper
to paint in distemper.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME (< AF distemprer) < ML distemperāre to dissolve, dilute)
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| Definition of 'distemper' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) distemper
any of various infectious viral diseases of animals
2. (noun) ill humor, ill humour, distemper
an angry and disagreeable mood
3. (noun) distemper
paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder
4. (noun) distemper
a painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder
5. (verb) distemper
a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery
6. (verb) distemper
paint with distemper
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| Definition of 'distemper' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) distemper
to temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of
2. (verb) distemper
to derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease
3. (verb) distemper
to deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humored, or malignant
4. (verb) distemper
to intoxicate
5. (verb) distemper
to mix (colors) in the way of distemper; as, to distemper colors with size
6. (verb) distemper
an undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture of parts
7. (verb) distemper
severity of climate; extreme weather, whether hot or cold
8. (verb) distemper
a morbid state of the animal system; indisposition; malady; disorder; -- at present chiefly applied to diseases of brutes; as, a distemper in dogs; the horse distemper; the horn distemper in cattle
9. (verb) distemper
morbid temper of the mind; undue predominance of a passion or appetite; mental derangement; bad temper; ill humor
10. (verb) distemper
political disorder; tumult
11. (verb) distemper
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
12. (verb) distemper
a painting done with this preparation
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| Definition of 'distemper' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. distemper
A name for several highly contagious viral diseases of animals, especially canine distemper. In dogs, it is caused by the canine distemper virus (DISTEMPER VIRUS, CANINE). It is characterized by a diphasic fever, leukopenia, gastrointestinal and respiratory inflammation and sometimes, neurologic complications. In cats it is known as FELINE PANLEUKOPENIA.
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Sense: a kind of paint used on walls.
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 Afrikaans: muurkalk, witsel |
 Arabic: طِلاء جيري للحيطان |
 Bulgarian: туткална боя |
 Brazilian: têmpera |
 Czech: temperová barva |
 German: die Tempera-, Leimfarbe |
 Danish: limfarve |
 Greek: υδρόχρωμα |
 Spanish: temple |
 Estonian: liimvärv |
 Farsi: نقاشی با رنگ پرورده |
 Finnish: liimaväri |
 French: détrempe |
 Hebrew: סִיד, צֶבָע |
 Hindi: एक प्रकार का पेंट |
 Croatian: slikati temperama, duševn |
 Hungarian: falfesték |
 Indonesian: sejenis cat tembok |
 Icelandic: vatnsmálning |
 Italian: tempera |
 Japanese: 水性塗料 |
 Korean: 수성 도료 |
 Lithuanian: klijiniai dažai |
 Latvian: tempera |
 Malay: sejenis cat tembok |
 Dutch: tempera |
 Norwegian: limfarge |
 Polish: tempera |
 Persian: نقاشی با رنگ پرورده |
 Pashto: دماغى ناروغى، اختلال، دسپ |
 Portuguese: têmpera |
 Romanian: tempera |
 Russian: темпера |
 Slovak: temperová farba |
 Slovenian: tempera |
 Serbian: tempera |
 Swedish: tempera |
 Thai: สีทาผนัง |
 Turkish: badana boyası |
 Taiwanese: 水性塗料(油漆牆壁用) |
 Ukrainian: темпера |
 Urdu: دیواروں کو رنگنے کے لۓ اس |
 Vietnamese: thuật vẽ màu keo |
 Chinese: 胶画颜料 |
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