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 Definitions of encaustic  [ɛnˈkɔ stɪk]  

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Definition of 'encaustic' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) encaustic
painted with wax colors fixed with heat, or with any process in which colors are burned in.

2. (n.) encaustic
a work of art produced by an encaustic process.
abstinence; continence; dependence; difference.

Etymology:  (ME < OF < L -entia=-ent- -ent+-ia -y3)

Definition of 'encaustic' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) encaustic
a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it is fixed with heat after application


Definition of 'encaustic' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) encaustic
prepared by means of heat; burned in

2. (adj) encaustic
the method of painting in heated wax, or in any way where heat is used to fix the colors



'encaustic' - Nearby Entries  

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