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encaustic
en·caus·tic E0123700 (ĕn-kô′stĭk)n.1. A paint consisting of pigment mixed with beeswax and fixed with heat after its application.2. The art of painting with this substance.3. A painting produced with the use of this substance.
[Latin encausticus, from Greek enkaustikos, from enkaiein, enkau-, to paint in encaustic : en-, in; see en-2 + kaiein, to burn.]encaustic (ɪnˈkɒstɪk) ceramicsadj (Ceramics) decorated by any process involving burning in colours, esp by inlaying coloured clays and baking or by fusing wax colours to the surfacen1. (Ceramics) the process of burning in colours2. (Ceramics) a product of such a process[C17: from Latin encausticus, from Greek enkaustikos, from enkaiein to burn in, from kaiein to burn] enˈcaustically adven•caus•tic (ɛnˈkɔ stɪk)
adj. 1. painted with wax colors fixed with heat, or with any process in which colors are burned in. n. 2. a work of art produced by an encaustic process. [1650–60; < Latin encausticus < Greek enkaustikós literally, for burning in (compare enkaíein to paint in this manner, literally, to burn in). See en-2, caustic] en•caus′ti•cal•ly, adv. encausticThe process of burning-in colors, particularly through inlaying colored clays, and by fusing or burning wax colors into the surface of ceramics.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | encaustic - a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it is fixed with heat after applicationpaint, pigment - a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating; "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably" |
Translationsencaustic
encaustic, painting medium in which the binder for the pigment is wax or wax and resin. Examples of encaustic tomb portraits from Roman Egypt bear witness to the durability of the medium, which is thought to have been widely used in ancient times. Pliny describes the process in which hot liquid colors were applied to the wall by means of heated irons. The technique was briefly revived in the 19th cent. and is now used by a number of contemporary artists.encaustic[en′kȯs·tik] (graphic arts) A method of painting in which the pigment is carried in hot wax. encaustic1. Painted with a mixture of a paint solution and wax which, after application, is set by heat. 2. Colors which have been applied to brick, glass, porcelain, and tile and set by the application of heat.encaustic
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