Encaustic

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Encaustic \En*caus"tic\, a. [L. encausticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to
     burn in; ? in + ? to burn: cf. F. encaustique. See {Caustic},
     and cf. {Ink}.] (Fine Arts)
     Prepared by means of heat; burned in.
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     {Encaustic painting} (Fine Arts), painting by means of wax
        with which the colors are combined, and which is
        afterwards fused with hot irons, thus fixing the colors.
        
  
     {Encaustic tile} (Fine Arts), an earthenware tile which has a
        decorative pattern and is not wholly of one color.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Encaustic \En*caus"tic\, n. [L. encaustica, Gr. ? (sc. ?): cf.
     F. encaustique. See {Encaustic}, a.]
     The method of painting in heated wax, or in any way where
     heat is used to fix the colors.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  encaustic
       n : a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it
           is fixed with heat after application