Encaustic
Pronunciation : En*caus"tic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. encausticus, Gr. encaustique. See Caustic, and cf. Ink.] (Fine Arts)
Definition : Defn: Prepared by means of heat; burned in. 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : En*caus"tic
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. encaustica, Gr. encaustique. See Encaustic, a.]
Definition : Defn: The method of painting in heated wax, or in any way where heat is used to fix the colors.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913