| Distemper (distemper) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Dis*tem"per |
| [imp. ***
p. p. Distempered (?)] p. pr. *** vb.
n. Distempering.] [OF. destemprer,
destremper, to distemper, F. dé]tremper to soak,
soften, slake (lime); pref. des |
To temper or mix
unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions
of.
To derange the functions of, whether
bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease.
To deprive of temper or moderation; to
disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humored, or
malignant.
To intoxicate.
To mix (colors) in the way
of distemper; as, to distemper colors with size.
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| Distemper (distemper) |
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| n. | |
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| Dis*tem"per |
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An undue or unnatural temper, or
disproportionate mixture of parts.
Severity of climate; extreme weather,
whether hot or cold.
A morbid state of the animal system;
indisposition; malady; disorder; -- at present chiefly applied to
diseases of brutes; as, a distemper in dogs; the horse
distemper; the horn distemper in cattle.
Morbid temper of the mind; undue
predominance of a passion or appetite; mental derangement; bad
temper; ill humor.
Political disorder; tumult.
A
preparation of opaque or body colors, in which the pigments are
tempered or diluted with weak glue or size (cf. Tempera)
instead of oil, usually for scene painting, or for walls and ceilings
of rooms.
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