Tempera

  • 31tempera — noun Etymology: Italian, literally, temper, from temperare to temper, from Latin Date: 1832 1. a process of painting in which an albuminous or colloidal medium (as egg yolk) is employed as a vehicle instead of oil; also a painting done in tempera …

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  • 32tempera — /tem peuhr euh/, n. 1. a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film forming properties and rapid drying rate. 2. a… …

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  • 33tempera — noun Tempera is used before these nouns: ↑paint …

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  • 34tempera — {{hw}}{{tempera}}{{/hw}}s. f. 1 Pittura eseguita con colori a colla diluiti in acqua: dipingere a –t. 2 (est.) Quadro dipinto a tempera. 3 V. tempra …

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  • 35Tempera — Tem|pe|ra die; , s <aus gleichbed. it. tempera zu temperare »mischen«, dies aus lat. temperare, vgl. ↑temperieren>: 1. kurz für Temperafarbe. 2. (selten) kurz für Temperamalerei (2) …

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  • 36tempera — tem·per·a || tempÉ™rÉ™ n. type of paints; painting with tempera …

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  • 37tempera — s. f. 1. pittura ad acqua, guazzo, gouache (fr.) 2. (est.) quadro a tempera 3. V. tempra. SFUMATURE ► quadro (2) …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 38tempera — tem•per•a [[t]ˈtɛm pər ə[/t]] n. pl. per•as 1) fia a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film forming properties and …

    From formal English to slang

  • 39tempera — /ˈtɛmpərə / (say tempuhruh) noun paint made from pigment ground in water and mixed with an emulsion of egg yolk or some similar substance. {Italian, in phrase pingere a tempera paint in distemper, from temp(e)rare temper, from Latin} …

  • 40tempera — tem|pe|ra sb. (fk.) (en maleteknik), i sms. tempera , fx temperafarve, temperamaleri …

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