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encaustic(dictionary)

encaustic (iou)



encaustic adjective & noun. L16.
[Latin encausticus from Greek egkaustikos, from egkaiein burn in, formed as EN-2 + kaiein to burn: see -IC.]
A. adjective.
Employing or involving strong heat to fix colours, spec. using pigments mixed with wax which is burnt in; (of a painting) produced in this way. L16.
Of a brick or tile: decorated with differently coloured clays that are inlaid and burnt in. M19.
b. noun.
[repr. Greek egkaustike tekhne.] The art or process of encaustic painting. E17.
Encaustic work. M18.