encaustic

[ en-kaw-stik ]

/ ɛnˈkɔ stɪk /

adjective

painted with wax colors fixed with heat, or with any process in which colors are burned in.

noun

a work of art produced by an encaustic process.

Origin of encaustic

1650–60; <Latin encausticus<Greek enkaustikós for burning in. See en-², caustic

OTHER WORDS FROM encaustic

en·caus·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby encaustic

en carré, encase, encasement, encash, encastré, encaustic, -ence, enceinte, Enceladus, encephal-, encephalalgia

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Example sentences from the Web for encaustic

This Weimar series, executed in encaustic painting, is artistically the maturest that he ever did.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 2 (of 4)|Richard Muther
This hall is paved, and the walls and ceiling are inlaid with beautiful designs in encaustic tiles.
Lights and Shadows of New York Life|James D. McCabe
He was also famous as an encaustic painter, and was employed by Praxiteles to apply his art to his statues.
Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy
The two hemicycles are painted in the encaustic manner direct upon the wall, whilst all the rest is executed in oils on canvas.
Delacroix|Paul G. Konody

Encaustic tiles have sometimes been used for memorials of the departed.
Stones of the Temple|Walter Field

British Dictionary definitions for encaustic

encaustic

/ (ɪnˈkɒstɪk) ceramics /

adjective

decorated by any process involving burning in colours, esp by inlaying coloured clays and baking or by fusing wax colours to the surface

noun

the process of burning in colours

a product of such a process

Derived forms of encaustic

encaustically, adverb

Word Origin for encaustic

C17: from Latin encausticus, from Greek enkaustikos, from enkaiein to burn in, from kaiein to burn

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单词	encaustic
释义	encaustic [ en-kaw-stik ] / ɛnˈkɔ stɪk / adjective painted with wax colors fixed with heat, or with any process in which colors are burned in. noun a work of art produced by an encaustic process. Origin of encaustic 1650–60; <Latin encausticus<Greek enkaustikós for burning in. See en-², caustic OTHER WORDS FROM encaustic en·caus·ti·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby encaustic en carré, encase, encasement, encash, encastré, encaustic, -ence, enceinte, Enceladus, encephal-, encephalalgia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for encaustic This Weimar series, executed in encaustic painting, is artistically the maturest that he ever did. The History of Modern Painting, Volume 2 (of 4)\|Richard Muther This hall is paved, and the walls and ceiling are inlaid with beautiful designs in encaustic tiles. Lights and Shadows of New York Life\|James D. McCabe He was also famous as an encaustic painter, and was employed by Praxiteles to apply his art to his statues. Museum of Antiquity\|L. W. Yaggy The two hemicycles are painted in the encaustic manner direct upon the wall, whilst all the rest is executed in oils on canvas. Delacroix\|Paul G. Konody Encaustic tiles have sometimes been used for memorials of the departed. Stones of the Temple\|Walter Field British Dictionary definitions for encaustic encaustic / (ɪnˈkɒstɪk) ceramics / adjective decorated by any process involving burning in colours, esp by inlaying coloured clays and baking or by fusing wax colours to the surface noun the process of burning in colours a product of such a process Derived forms of encaustic encaustically, adverb Word Origin for encaustic C17: from Latin encausticus, from Greek enkaustikos, from enkaiein to burn in, from kaiein to burn Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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